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ILLINOIS - Jersey County - Historic Districts

Elsah Historic District (added 1973 - Jersey County - #73000706) Also known as Jersey Landing N of McAdams Hwy. , Elsah (3525 acres, 48 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Italianate, Greek Revival, Second Empire Area of Significance: Commerce, Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849 Owner: Local , Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion Current Sub-function: Museum, Park, Single Dwelling Grafton Historic District (added 1994 - Jersey County - #94000020) 105--225 and 24--214 W. Main St., and stone wharf at Maple St. , Grafton (60 acres, 20 buildings, 2 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Italianate, Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne Area of Significance: Commerce, Transportation, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849 Owner: Local , Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Warehouse, Water-Related Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current Sub-function: Hotel, Restaurant, Single Dwelling Jerseyville Downtown Historic District (added 1986 - Jersey County - #86003528) Roughly bounded by Exchange, Lafayette, Prairie and Jefferson Sts. , Jerseyville (175 acres, 49 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Et al., Elliot,Henry Architectural Style: Romanesque, Other, Renaissance Area of Significance: Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Local , Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade Historic Sub-function: Business, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade Current Sub-function: Business, Specialty Store New Piasa Chautauqua Historic District (added 1982 - Jersey County - #82002541) Also known as Chautauqua Off McAdams Pkwy. , Chautauqua (2570 acres, 135 buildings) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Social History, Religion Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Recreation And Culture Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Principia College Historic District (added 1993 - Jersey County - #93001605) River Rd. , Elsah (2900 acres, 24 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Gutterson,Henry, Maybeck,Bernard Architectural Style: Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Education Historic Sub-function: College, Research Facility Current Function: Education Current Sub-function: College, Research Facility

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