Illinois - Madison County - Historic Districts
Madison County Illinois (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Christian Hill Historic District, Middletown Historic District, Middletown Historic District (Boundary Increase) and Upper Alton Historic District and LeClaire Historic District.

The famous person Col. Samuel Buckmaster is associated with one of more of the Madison County historic places. Prominent architectural styles found in Madison Country are Italianate, Queen Anne and Classical Revival.

Christian Hill Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001165)
Also known as See Also:Alton Military Prison Site
Roughly bounded by Broadway, Belle, 7th, Cliff, Bluff, and State Sts. , Alton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Queen Anne, Italianate
Historic Person:
Buckmaster,Col. Samuel,et al.
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Politics/Government, Architecture, Industry, Religion, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
LeClaire Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000855)
Roughly bounded by RR tracks, Wolf St., Hadley and Madison , Edwardsville
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Economics, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Middletown Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001166)
Also known as See Also:Haskell Playhouse;Trumbull,Lyman,House;Middletown H
Roughly bounded by Broadway, Market, Alton, Franklin, Common, Liberty, Humboldt, and Plum Sts. , Alton
BeallMansion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Italianate, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Middletown Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1982 - - #82002583)
Also known as See Also:Middletown Historic District
3rd St. between Market and Piasa St. , Alton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
St. Louis Street Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000328)
603-1306 St. Louis St. , Edwardsville
Richardhberry, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Upper Alton Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001167)
Seminary St., College, Leverett, and Evergreen Aves. , Alton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Late Victorian, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
College, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
College, School, Single Dwelling
Yakel House and Union Brewery (added 1982 - - #82002585)
Also known as Netzhammer House and Bluff City Brewery
1421--1431 Pearl St. , Alton
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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