Historic Districts
Illinois - Edgar County
Edgar County Illinois has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Edgar County Courthouse, France Hotel, Morton, Asher, Farmstead, Moss, Henry Clay, House and Paris Carnegie Public Library.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Edgar County places including Henry Eliot, H.B. Newman, Elvis Perry Shaw, Charles & Son Henry, Miller & Miller Johnson, Everett Blackman, Ewing Miller Sr. and Asher Morton. Prominent architectural styles found in Edgar Country are Classical Revival, Greek Revival and Italianate.

Edgar County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000221)
Main St. , Paris
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Eliot,Henry
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
France Hotel (added 1987 - - #87001305)
Also known as France Motor Inn
118 E. Court St. , Paris
Dclark, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Miller,Ewing,Sr., Johnson,Miller & Miller
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Morton, Asher, Farmstead (added 1996 - - #96000096)
Also known as Neal House
Lower Terre Haute Rd., 4.5 mi. S of Paris, US 150 , Paris
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Morton,Asher
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Moss, Henry Clay, House (added 2008 - - #08000295)
Also known as Arthur House
414 N. Main St. , Paris
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Paris Carnegie Public Library (added 2002 - - #02000464)
207 S. Main St. , Paris
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Henry, Charles & Son, Newman, H.B.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
More Information:
Paris Elks Lodge No. 812 Building (added 1987 - - #87001343)
Also known as Francis Associates Consulting Engineers
111 E. Washington St. , Paris
Dclark, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Blackman,Everett
Architectural Style:
Other, Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Clubhouse
More Information:
Pine Grove Community Club (added 1984 - - #84001071)
NW of Paris , Paris
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, School
Current Function:
Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
More Information:
Shaw--Van Gilder House (added 2007 - - #07000116)
Also known as Elvis Perry Shaw House
306 E. Crawford St. , Paris
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Shaw, Elvis Perry
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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