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

McLean County Illinois (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bloomington Central Business District and Franklin Square, Cedar Crest Addition Historic District, East Grove Street District--Bloomington and LeRoy Commercial Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the McLean County places including George Miller, Aaron T. Simmons, Arthur L. Pillsbury and A.L. Pillsbury. Prominent architectural styles found in McLean Country are Late Victorian, Bungalow/Craftsman and Italianate.

Bloomington Central Business District (added 1985 - - #85000363)

Also known as See Also:Miller-Davis Building

Roughly bounded by Main, Center and Front Sts. , Bloomington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Miller,George

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce, Industry, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Specialty Store

Cedar Crest Addition Historic District (added 2006 - - #06001022)

Roughly bounded by Constitutional Trail, Division St., Highland Ave. and Fell Ave. , Normal

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Simmons, Aaron T.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Prairie School

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Defense, Domestic, Education

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

East Grove Street District--Bloomington (added 1987 - - #86003176)

Also known as See Also:Benjamin, Ruben M., House;Cox, George H., House

400--700 E. Grove St. , Bloomington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Miller,George

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Italianate, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Franklin Square (added 1976 - - #76002164)

Also known as Franklin Park Neighbourhood

300 and 400 blocks of E. Chestnut and E. Walnut Sts., 900 block of N. Prairie and N. McLean Sts. , Bloomington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Park, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park, Single Dwelling

LeRoy Commercial Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000089)

111-123, 200-223, 300 Center and 106-118 Chestnut Sts. , LeRoy

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Pillsbury,Arthur L.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Social

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Park, Restaurant

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Park, Restaurant, Specialty Store

White Place Historic District (added 1988 - - #88001230)

White Pl., Clinton Blvd., and E side of Fell Ave. between Empire and Emerson Sts. , Bloomington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Pillsbury,A.L.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling