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

Madison County Illinois (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Christian Hill Historic District, Middletown Historic District, Middletown Historic District (Boundary Increase) and Upper Alton Historic District and LeClaire Historic District.

The famous person Col. Samuel Buckmaster is associated with one of more of the Madison County historic places. Prominent architectural styles found in Madison Country are Italianate, Queen Anne and Classical Revival.

Christian Hill Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001165)

Also known as See Also:Alton Military Prison Site

Roughly bounded by Broadway, Belle, 7th, Cliff, Bluff, and State Sts. , Alton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Queen Anne, Italianate

Historic Person:

Buckmaster,Col. Samuel,et al.

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Politics/Government, Architecture, Industry, Religion, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

LeClaire Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000855)

Roughly bounded by RR tracks, Wolf St., Hadley and Madison , Edwardsville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Economics, Community Planning And Development, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Middletown Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001166)

Also known as See Also:Haskell Playhouse;Trumbull,Lyman,House;Middletown H

Roughly bounded by Broadway, Market, Alton, Franklin, Common, Liberty, Humboldt, and Plum Sts. , Alton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Italianate, Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Middletown Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1982 - - #82002583)

Also known as See Also:Middletown Historic District

3rd St. between Market and Piasa St. , Alton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

St. Louis Street Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000328)

603-1306 St. Louis St. , Edwardsville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Upper Alton Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001167)

Seminary St., College, Leverett, and Evergreen Aves. , Alton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Late Victorian, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

College, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education

Current Sub-function:

College, School, Single Dwelling

Yakel House and Union Brewery (added 1982 - - #82002585)

Also known as Netzhammer House and Bluff City Brewery

1421--1431 Pearl St. , Alton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling