Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Illinois - McLean County
McLean County Illinois has 37 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 12 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bane, Warren, Site, Benjamin, Ruben M., House, Clover Lawn, Hubbard House and Stevenson House.

Many famous people are associated with these McLean County historic places including Elbert Hubbard, David Daivs, Adlai E. Stevenson, Ruben M. Benjamin, John M. Hamilton and Jesse Fell.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the McLean County places including Silas Hubbard, Arthur Pillsbury, John L. Routt, Alfred H. Piquenard, George Miller, William Reeves, James E. Fisher, G. W. Bunting, James T. Gildersleeve and Jesse Fell. Prominent architectural styles found in McLean Country are Italianate, Queen Anne and Late Victorian.

Bane, Warren, Site (added 1982 - - #82002588)
Also known as MI-5
Address Restricted , Ellsworth
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Kickapoo
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Benjamin, Ruben M., House (added 1978 - - #78003109)
510 E. Grove St. , Bloomington
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Benjamin,Ruben M.
Significant Year:
1856
Area of Significance:
Law
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Benjaminville Friends Meetinghouse and Burial Ground (added 1983 - - #83003584)
N of Holder , Holder
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
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Bloomington Central Business District (added 1985 - - #85000363)
Also known as See Also:Miller-Davis Building
Roughly bounded by Main, Center and Front Sts. , Bloomington
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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
More Information:
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Bloomington High School (added 2018 - - #100002327)
510 East Washington Street, Bloomington
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1917-1937 AD
Camelback Bridge (added 1997 - - #97000383)
Also known as Illinois Central Railroad Bridge No. A797-14
Virginia Ave., across the Constitution Trail , Normal
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Phoenix Iron Company, Illinois Central Railroad
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
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Cedar Crest Addition Historic District (added 2006 - - #06001022)
Roughly bounded by Constitutional Trail, Division St., Highland Ave. and Fell Ave. , Normal
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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
More Information:
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Chicago & Alton Freight Depot (added 1975 - - #75002204)
802 N. Allin St. , Bloomington
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Clover Lawn (added 1972 - - #72001479)
Also known as David Davis Mansion
1000 E. Monroe Dr. , Bloomington
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Piquenard,Alfred H.
Architectural Style:
Italian Villa
Historic Person:
Daivs,David
Significant Year:
1886, 1872
Area of Significance:
Law, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Museum
More Information:
archives document
Cook, John W., Hall (added 1986 - - #86000268)
Also known as Gymnasium Building;Old Castle
Illinois State University, US 51 , Normal
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fisher,James E., Miller,Georgett
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
College, Museum, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Education, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
College
More Information:
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Cox, George H., House (added 1985 - - #85002838)
701 E. Grove St. , Bloomington
IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Miller,George H.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
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Davis, David, III & IV, House (added 1982 - - #82000400)
Also known as Davis-Thetard
1005 E. Jefferson , Bloomington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Harvey,George L.
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Duncan Manor (added 1979 - - #79003164)
SW of Towanda off IL 4 , Towanda
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Duncan,William R
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Duncan,William R.
Significant Year:
1866
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
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
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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
More Information:
archives document
Fell, Jesse, House (added 1980 - - #78003112)
502 S. Fell St. , Normal
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Fell,Jesse
Significant Year:
1857, 1856
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Education, Communications
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
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
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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
More Information:
archives document
Gildersleeve House (added 1977 - - #77001517)
Also known as Johansen House
108 Broadway , Hudson
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Greenlee, Robert, House (added 1997 - - #97000033)
806 N. Evans St. , Bloomington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Greenlee, Robert
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Hamilton, John M., House (added 1978 - - #78003110)
502 S. Clayton St. , Bloomington
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Hamilton,John M.
Significant Year:
1872
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Holy Trinity Church Rectory and Convent (added 1983 - - #83003585)
704 N. Main and 106 W. Chestnut Sts. , Bloomington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Miller,George, Moratz,Arthur F.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Hubbard House (added 1979 - - #79003163)
310 Broadway , Hudson
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Hubbard,Elbert
Significant Year:
1857
Area of Significance:
Literature
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
LeRoy Commercial Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000089)
111-123, 200-223, 300 Center and 106-118 Chestnut Sts. , LeRoy
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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
More Information:
archives document
McLean County Courthouse and Square (added 1973 - - #73002160)
Main, Washington, Center, and Jefferson Sts. , Bloomington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Reeves,William
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
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Miller, George H., House (added 1978 - - #78003111)
405 W. Market St. , Bloomington
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Miller,George H.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Miller,George H.
Significant Year:
1890
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Miller-Davis Law Buildings (added 1979 - - #79003162)
101--103 N. Main St. and 102--104 E. Front St. , Bloomington
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Gridley,Asahel,et al.
Significant Year:
1855, 1960, 1848
Area of Significance:
Law, Politics/Government, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Professional
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
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Noble--Wieting (added 1980 - - #80004678)
Address Restricted , Heyworth
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Owner:
Private
Normal Theater (added 1997 - - #97000818)
209 North St. , Normal
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Moratz, Arthur F.
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Theater
Patton, John, Log Cabin (added 1986 - - #86002008)
Lexington Park District Park , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
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Scott, Matthew T., House (added 1983 - - #83000331)
227 1st Ave. , Chenoa
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
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Scott-Vrooman House (added 1983 - - #83000330)
Also known as Vrooman Mansion
701 E. Taylor St. , Bloomington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pillsbury,Arthur, Bunting,G. W.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Economics, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 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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Sprague's Super Service (added 2008 - - #08000327)
305 E. Pine St. , Normal
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sprague, William W.
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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Stevenson House (added 1974 - - #74002196)
1316 E. Washington St. , Bloomington
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Stevenson,Adlai E.
Significant Year:
1900
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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US Army Aircraft C-53-DO-41-20124 (added 1996 - - #96000857)
Also known as US Navy Aircraft (R4D-3 BuNo 05078) DC-3
1.25 mi. E of jct. of IL 9 and IL 5 , Bloomington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Military, Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Air Facility, Air-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Air-Related, Museum
More Information:
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Van Dolah, David Hyatt, House (added 2015 - - #15000590)
Lexington, Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899 AD
Van Leer, Margaret and Bird, Broadview Mansion (added 2016 - - #16000327)
Normal, Normal
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Prairie School, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1949 AD
White Building (added 1994 - - #94000612)
Also known as Heberling Building
215--223 E. Douglas St. , Bloomington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
White, Samuel R.
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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White Place Historic District (added 1988 - - #88001230)
White Pl., Clinton Blvd., and E side of Fell Ave. between Empire and Emerson Sts. , Bloomington
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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
More Information:
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