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

Jersey County Illinois (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Elsah Historic District, Principia College Historic District, Elsah Historic District and New Piasa Chautauqua Historic District and Grafton Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jersey County places including Bernard Maybeck, Henry Gutterson and Henry Elliot. Prominent architectural styles found in Jersey Country are Italianate, Bungalow/Craftsman and Colonial Revival.

Elsah Historic District (added 1973 - - #73000706)

Also known as Jersey Landing

N of McAdams Hwy. , Elsah

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Greek Revival, Second Empire

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park, Single Dwelling

Fisher--Chapman Farmstead (added 2012 - - #12000028)

24818 Homeridge Dr., Jerseyville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Grafton Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000020)

105--225 and 24--214 W. Main St., and stone wharf at Maple St. , Grafton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Warehouse, Water-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Restaurant, Single Dwelling

Jerseyville Downtown Historic District (added 1986 - - #86003528)

Roughly bounded by Exchange, Lafayette, Prairie and Jefferson Sts. , Jerseyville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Elliot,Henry

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other, Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store

New Piasa Chautauqua Historic District (added 1982 - - #82002541)

Also known as Chautauqua

Off McAdams Pkwy. , Chautauqua

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History, Religion

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Principia College Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001605)

River Rd. , Elsah

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gutterson,Henry, Maybeck,Bernard

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College, Research Facility

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College, Research Facility