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

Warren County Illinois has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Stewart, Minnie, House, Alexis Opera House, Carr House, Colwell, E. B., and Company Department Store and Martin, Sarah, House.

Several famous people are associated with these Warren County historic places including William S. Weir Jr. and Ivory Quinby.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Warren County places including George B. Davis, Dunn & Stevens, J.C. Cochrane and J. Grant Beadle. Prominent architectural styles found in Warren Country are Chicago, Italianate and Tudor Revival.

Alexis Opera House (added 1987 - - #87001267)

Also known as McKnight Hardware Store

101--105 N. Main St. , Alexis

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Music Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

More Information:

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Carr House (added 1988 - - #88001229)

Also known as The Carr Mansion Guest House

416 E. Broadway , Monmouth

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Davis,George B.

Architectural Style:

Other, Tudor Revival, Classical Revival

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:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Colwell, E. B., and Company Department Store (added 1993 - - #92001851)

208 S. Main St. and 211 S. A St. , Monmouth

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Martin, Sarah, House (added 1980 - - #80001414)

Also known as George Nelson Morris House

310 E. Broadway , Monmouth

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dunn & Stevens

Architectural Style:

Italian Villa

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

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:

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Monmouth Courthouse Commercial Historic District (added 2006 - - #05001604)

Roughly bounded by Archer, Ave., First St., Second Ave. and A St. , Monmouth

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, State, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Clubhouse, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Business, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Theater

More Information:

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Patton Block Building (added 1990 - - #90001727)

88 and 90 Public Sq. , Monmouth

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Chicago

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

More Information:

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Pike--Sheldon House (added 1999 - - #99000976)

406 S. Third St. , Monmouth

Finavon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

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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Quinby, Ivory, House (added 1980 - - #80001415)

Also known as Quinby,House

605 N. 6th St. , Monmouth

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cochrane,J.C.

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Quinby,Ivory

Significant Year:

1867

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education

Current Sub-function:

College, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Stewart, Minnie, House (added 1989 - - #89001733)

1015 E. Euclid Ave. , Monmouth

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

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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Weir, William S., Jr., House (added 1992 - - #92001004)

402 E. Broadway , Monmouth

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival

Historic Person:

Weir,William S.,Jr.

Significant Year:

1894

Area of Significance:

Invention, Industry, 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