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

Piatt County Illinois (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance. Significant places include Allerton, Robert, Estate, Monticello Courthouse Square Historic District, North State Street Historic District, South Charter Street Historic District.

The famous person Robert Allerton is associated with one of more of the Piatt County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Piatt County places including John Joseph Borie, Frederick Perkins, Joseph W. Royer, Seeley Brown and James Roy Allen. Prominent architectural styles found in Piatt Country are Colonial Revival, Queen Anne and Classical Revival.

Allerton, Robert, Estate (added 2007 - - #07000701)

Also known as The Farms, Robert Allerton Park and Conference Center

515 Old Timber Rd. , Monticello

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Borie, John Joseph, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Allerton, Robert

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Social History, Communications

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Horticulture Facility, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Horticulture Facility, Hotel, Outdoor Recreation, Specialty Store, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Monticello Courthouse Square Historic District (added 2009 - - #08000400)

Roughly bounded by Market, RR tracks, N. Hamilton, Independence & Marion Sts. , Monticello

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Royer, Joseph W., Brown, Seeley

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local, Federal

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Department Store, Government Office, Hotel, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Government Office, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store

North State Street Historic District (added 1998 - - #98001045)

Roughly along N. State St., from 300-1100 blk. , Monticello

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Perkins, Frederick, Allen, James Roy

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

South Charter Street Historic District (added 2002 - - #01001464)

Roughly bounded by Marion and South Market St.s, Sage Dr., and South State St. , Monticello

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling