Illinois - McLean County - Historic Districts
McLean County Illinois (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bloomington Central Business District and Franklin Square, Cedar Crest Addition Historic District, East Grove Street District--Bloomington and LeRoy Commercial Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the McLean County places including George Miller, Aaron T. Simmons, Arthur L. Pillsbury and A.L. Pillsbury. Prominent architectural styles found in McLean Country are Late Victorian, Bungalow/Craftsman and Italianate.

Bloomington Central Business District (added 1985 - - #85000363)
Also known as See Also:Miller-Davis Building
Roughly bounded by Main, Center and Front Sts. , Bloomington
Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Miller,George
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce, Industry, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Specialty Store
Cedar Crest Addition Historic District (added 2006 - - #06001022)
Roughly bounded by Constitutional Trail, Division St., Highland Ave. and Fell Ave. , Normal
Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Simmons, Aaron T.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Defense, Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
East Grove Street District--Bloomington (added 1987 - - #86003176)
Also known as See Also:Benjamin, Ruben M., House;Cox, George H., House
400--700 E. Grove St. , Bloomington
Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Miller,George
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Italianate, Queen Anne
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:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Franklin Square (added 1976 - - #76002164)
Also known as Franklin Park Neighbourhood
300 and 400 blocks of E. Chestnut and E. Walnut Sts., 900 block of N. Prairie and N. McLean Sts. , Bloomington
IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
LeRoy Commercial Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000089)
111-123, 200-223, 300 Center and 106-118 Chestnut Sts. , LeRoy
Esvobod2, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pillsbury,Arthur L.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Social
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Park, Restaurant
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Park, Restaurant, Specialty Store
White Place Historic District (added 1988 - - #88001230)
White Pl., Clinton Blvd., and E side of Fell Ave. between Empire and Emerson Sts. , Bloomington
VermillionBird, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Pillsbury,A.L.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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