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

Champaign County Illinois (Vacant / Not In Use) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Chanute Field Historic District, Cattle Bank and New Orpheum Theatre, Building at 201 North Market Street and Greek Revival Cottage.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Champaign County places including U.S. Army Quartermaster General, Rapp & Rapp, William C. Barrett and Seeley Brown. Prominent architectural styles found in Champaign Country are Italianate, Art Deco and Classical Revival.

Building at 201 North Market Street (added 1997 - - #97001335)

201 N. Market St. , Champaign

Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Cattle Bank (added 1975 - - #75000642)

Also known as Heimlicher's Drug Store

102 E. University Ave. , Champaign

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Chanute Field Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000594)

Rantoul National Aviation Center , Rantoul

Bwmoll3, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., U.S. Army Quartermaster General

Architectural Style:

Art Deco, Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Federal, Private, Local

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Air Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Air-Related, Business, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, School

Greek Revival Cottage (added 1977 - - #77000473)

Also known as Workman's Cottage

300 W. University Ave. , Urbana

Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

New Orpheum Theatre (added 1991 - - #91000085)

Also known as RKO Orpheum Theatre;Orpheum Theatre

346--352 N. Neil St. , Champaign

Sallyajackson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Rapp & Rapp

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Solon, Francis and Abbie, House (added 2007 - - #07000644)

Also known as Harwood--Solon House

503 South State St. , Champaign

Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Brown, Seeley, Barrett, William C.

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, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling