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

Lee County Illinois has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Reagan's, Ronald, Boyhood Home and Nachusa House, Amboy Illinois Central Depot, Brookner, Christopher, House and Illinois Central Stone Arch Railroad Bridges.

The famous person Ronald Reagan is associated with one of more of the Lee County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lee County places including Robert Finley Laing, Francis Egan, James Nocquet, Arthur C. Coleman and Christopher Brookner. Prominent architectural styles found in Lee Country are Italianate, Bungalow/Craftsman and Federal.

Amboy Illinois Central Depot (added 1992 - - #92001015)

50 S. East Ave. , Amboy

IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Brookner, Christopher, House (added 1984 - - #84000319)

222 N. Dixon Ave. , Dixon

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Brookner,Christopher

Architectural Style:

Federal, 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:

Multiple Dwelling

More Information:

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Dixon Downtown Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000059)

Roughly bounded by River St., Dixon Ave., 3rd St., & Monroe Ave., Dixon

Framerotblues, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

More Information:

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Illinois Central Stone Arch Railroad Bridges (added 1987 - - #87002048)

Also known as City Street Arches

W. First, W. Second, & W. Third Sts. between Monroe & College Aves. , Dixon

IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

More Information:

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Lowell Park (added 2006 - - #06000680)

2114 Lowell Park Rd. , Dixon

Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Coleman, Arthur C.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Outdoor Recreation, Park

More Information:

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Nachusa House (added 1983 - - #83000323)

215 S. Galena Ave. , Dixon

IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

More Information:

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Reagan's, Ronald, Boyhood Home (added 1982 - - #82002580)

816 S. Hennepin Ave. , Dixon

IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Reagan,Ronald

Significant Year:

1923, 1920

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Van Epps, William H., House (added 1982 - - #82002581)

212 S. Ottawa Ave. , Dixon

IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

More Information:

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Whitney, Col. Nathan, House (added 1990 - - #90001726)

Also known as Franklin Grove Nursery and Orchards

1620 Whitney Rd. , Franklin Grove

Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

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Wright, Stephen, House (added 2005 - - #05000433)

612 Chicago Rd. , Paw Paw

Circeus, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

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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