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

Jo Daviess County Illinois (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Galena Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease), Galena Historic District, Scales Mound Historic District, Warren Commercial Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jo Daviess County places including Adam Rittweger. Prominent architectural styles found in Jo Daviess Country are Greek Revival, Late Victorian and Classical Revival.

Galena Historic District (added 1969 - - #69000056)

Galena and environs , Galena

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Transportation, Military, Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Galena Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease) (added 2013 - - #13000854)

Roughly bounded by Davis Cr., 4th, 5th, Adams, Field, Wann, N. Dodge, Fulton, N. Hickory, Hill, Ridge & Spring Sts., Galena

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Industry, Commerce, Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Scales Mound Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001199)

Roughly bounded by village corporate limits , Scales Mound

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Rittweger,Adam

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Greek Revival, Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Social

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Warren Commercial Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001241)

102-165 E. Main St., 204-210 E. Bunett, 102-108 S. Railroad , Warren

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Fire Station, Library, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Education, Government

Current Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Library, Post Office, Specialty Store, Storage