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

Macoupin County Illinois has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Carlinville Chapter House, Carlinville Historic District, Route 66, Girard to Nilwood and Union Miners Cemetery and Anderson, John C., House.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Macoupin County places including Hirsch and Watson Helfensteller, Henry Soulsby and Charles Crossland Robinson. Prominent architectural styles found in Macoupin Country are Italianate, Federal and Greek Revival.

Anderson, John C., House (added 1992 - - #92001535)

Also known as Argyle

920 W. Breckenridge St. , Carlinville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Italianate, Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Carlinville Chapter House (added 1980 - - #80001385)

111 S. Charles St. , Carlinville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Helfensteller,Hirsch and Watson

Architectural Style:

Prairie School

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Education, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Social

Historic Sub-function:

Civic

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Carlinville Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000721)

Also known as See Also:American Woman's League Chapter Houses TR

Roughly bounded by Oak, Mulberry, Morgan, and E. city limits , Carlinville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Greek Revival, Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Robinson, J. L., General Store (added 1980 - - #80001386)

Also known as Hagaman Store

Off IL 108 , Hagaman

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Communications

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Route 66, Girard to Nilwood (added 2002 - - #99000117)

Rte 66, between IL 4 S of Girard and IL 4 , Nilwood

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

More Information:

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Shriver Farmstead (added 1980 - - #80001387)

Also known as Shriver House

NW of Virden , Virden

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

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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Soulsby Service Station (added 2004 - - #04000420)

Also known as Soulsby Shell Station

102 Sout Route 66 St. , Mount Olive

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Soulsby, Henry

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Union Miners Cemetery (added 1972 - - #72000463)

0.5 mi. N of Mount Olive city park , Mount Olive

Peter Greenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

More Information:

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