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

Sangamon County Illinois (Page 2) has 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include US ARMY Aircraft P-51D-25NA 44-73287, Sugar Creek Covered Bridge, Union Station and Yates, Gov. Richard, House and Rippon--Kinsella House.

Several famous people are associated with these Sangamon County historic places including Henry Taft and Olive Wheeland.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Sangamon County places including North American Aviation Inc., Edgar Schmued, Hemle & Hemle, Thomas Black, James Culver, Francis T. Bacon, Ossian Cole Simonds, Metz and Dolio Shaw, H. L. Stevens & Co. and Evans Construction. Prominent architectural styles found in Sangamon Country are Classical Revival, Italianate and Greek Revival.

Rippon--Kinsella House (added 1992 - - #92000073)

1317 N. Third St. , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Classical Revival

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

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Ross, Joseph, House (added 2006 - - #06000092)

5200 Passfield Rd. , Rochester

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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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Route 66 South of Lake Springfield (added 2009 - - #09000296)

Also known as Old Route 66, Olde Carriage Way

Olde Rt. 66/ Olde Carriage Way , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Education, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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Route 66 by Carpenter Park (added 2002 - - #02000461)

Old Route 66 bet. Cabin Smoke Trail and N bank of the Sangamon R. , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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St. Nicholas Hotel (added 1983 - - #83000336)

Also known as The St. Nick

400 E. Jefferson St. , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

H. L. Stevens & Co.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Strawbridge--Shepherd House (added 2015 - - #15000317)

Springfield, Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1899 AD

Sugar Creek Covered Bridge (added 1978 - - #78001185)

Also known as Old Covered Bridge over Sugar Creek

SE of Chatham off I-55 , Chatham

Maliwhite10, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Black,Thomas

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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Taft Farmstead (added 1980 - - #80001409)

SR 3 , Rochester

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Taft,Henry

Significant Year:

1912, 1906

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

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Taylor Apartments (added 2004 - - #04000976)

117 S. Grand Ave. W , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

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Tiger--Anderson House (added 1986 - - #86001316)

CR 3 N , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

More Information:

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Town House, The (added 2005 - - #05000603)

718 7th St. , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Shaw, Metz and Dolio, Evans Construction

Architectural Style:

International Style

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

More Information:

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US ARMY Aircraft P-51D-25NA 44-73287 (added 1999 - - #99000254)

Also known as Mustang, Worry Bird

Capital Airport , 0.5 N of Jct. of IL 29 and Veterans Parkway , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

North American Aviation Inc., Schmued, Edgar

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Air Facility, Air-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Union Station (added 1978 - - #78001189)

Also known as Union Station and Central Passenger Station;Union Passenger

Madison St. , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bacon,Francis T.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Washington Park (added 1992 - - #92000483)

Bounded by Fayette Ave., Williams Blvd., Walnut St., MacArthur Blvd., S. Grand Ave. and Chatham Rd. , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Simonds,Ossian Cole

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Park

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Auditorium, Park

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Weber, Howard K., House (added 1979 - - #79000868)

925 S. 7th St. , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Wheeland Haven (added 2003 - - #85000557)

E of Riverton on I-72 , Riverton

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Wheeland,Olive

Significant Year:

1930, 1945, 1910

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Forest, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Forest, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Yates, Gov. Richard, House (added 1984 - - #84001148)

1190 Williams Blvd. , Springfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Culver,James, Hemle & Hemle

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

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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