National Register of Historic Places - Illinois (IL), Hancock County

Hancock County Illinois has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Carthage Jail, Nauvoo Historic District, Cambre House and Farm, Carthage Jail and Warsaw Historic District.

The famous person Joseph Smith is associated with one of more of the Hancock County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Hancock County places including Adolphe Cambre, George W. & Son Payne and A.J. Hillier. Prominent architectural styles found in Hancock Country are Greek Revival, Italianate and Beaux Arts.

Cambre House and Farm (added 1984 - - #84000308)

SW of Niota , Niota

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

European

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Carthage Courthouse Square Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001482)

Roughly bounded by Main, Adams, Wabash, and Madison Sts. , Carthage

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Payne,George W. & Son

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Italianate, Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse

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Carthage Jail (added 1973 - - #73000703)

Walnut and N. Fayette Sts. , Carthage

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Smith,Joseph

Significant Year:

1839

Area of Significance:

Religion

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Felt, Cyrus, House (added 1980 - - #80001366)

3 mi. N of Hamilton , Hamilton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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LaHarpe City Hall (added 1991 - - #91001689)

207 E. Main St. , LaHarpe

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Correctional Facility, Fire Station

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Correctional Facility

More Information:

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LaHarpe Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000031)

100--124 W. Main St., 100--122 and 101--129 E. Main Sts., 101--121 S. Center St., and City Pk. , LaHarpe

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store

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Nauvoo Historic District (added 1966 - - #66000321)

Nauvoo and its environs , Nauvoo

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Smith,Joseph

Significant Year:

1846, 1839

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Religion

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park, Single Dwelling

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Reimbold, William J., House (added 1987 - - #87002033)

Also known as Reimbold--Ortman House

950 White St. , Nauvoo

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Warsaw Historic District (added 1977 - - #77000486)

Roughly bounded by the Mississippi River, Marion and 11th Sts. , Warsaw

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Federal, Italianate, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility, Park, Single Dwelling, Underwater

More Information:

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