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

Macon County Illinois (Historic Districts) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Decatur Downtown Historic District and Decatur Historic District, West End Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Macon County places including Bramhill & Dague Brooks. Prominent architectural styles found in Macon Country are Classical Revival, Colonial Revival and Late Victorian.

Decatur Downtown Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001011)

Merchant St. roughly bounded by North, Water, Wood, and Church Sts. , Decatur

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Decatur Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000719)

Also known as See Also:Millikin,James,House

Roughly bounded by Hayward, El Dorado, and Church, and Lincoln Park Dr. , Decatur

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

West End Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001444)

Roughly bounded by S. Fairview Ave., Park Place, Fairview Park, Westdale Ave., W. Main St., Glencoe Ave., Sunset Ave. , Decatur

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Brooks, Bramhill & Dague

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object