List of City of Springfield Historic Sites explained

Historic Sites is a designation of the City of Springfield's Historic Sites Commission. Many of these landmarks are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Historic Preservation Commission

The City of Springfield's Historic Sites Commission maintains the registry of landmarks and historic districts and recommend historic designation to the city council.[1] The commission was established in Chapter 101, Ordinance § 101.03.

Criteria

The criteria for inclusion in the historic register are laid out in Ordinance § 101.10.

List of landmarks

Individual landmarks

!Landmark Name!Image!Location!Built!Style!NRHP date
President Abraham Lincoln Home413 S 8th St1839August 18, 1971
Claus Grocery Store1700 S 11th St1905
Constant & Groves Chevrolet Building425 S 4th St
Adams House2315 Clear Lake Ave
Allen Miller House511 S 8th St
Bell Miller Apartments835 S 6th St
Booth-Grunendike Mansion500 S 6th Stc. 1870Second Empire
Bunn-Sankey House1001 S 6th St1883Queen Anne (Half-Timbered)
Bernard Stuve House526 S 7th St1869Italianate
Camp Lincoln Commissary Building1301 N MacArthur Blvd1903November 13, 1984
Charles Arnold House810 E Jackson St
Charles Corneau House426 S 8th Stc. 1849
Chatterton Place123/125 S 5th St1853Eclectic
Clarkson W. Freeman House704 W Monroe St1878Italianate, Carpenter-Gothic trimSeptember 29, 1980
Congressman James M.Graham House413 S 7th St1862ItalianateMay 1, 1989
Cook House508 S 8th Stc. 1850
Cranmer-Cook House926 South 7th Street1877Italianate
Dana-Thomas House301 E Lawrence Ave1902-1904Prairie StyleJuly 30, 1974
Decker House303 S Glenwood Ave1864Italianate
Elijah Iles House628 S 7th St1837Greek RevivalFebruary 23, 1978
Executive Mansion410 E Jackson St1855ItalianateJuly 19, 1976
Fisher-Latham Building111/113/115 North 6th St1850s19th Century classically-inspiredApril 28, 2000
George M. Brinkerhoff House1500 N 5th St1869ItalianateDecember 18, 1978
Grant Store/Harts’ Block225 S 5th St1868Italianate
Harriet Dean House421 S 8th St1850s
Henson Robinson House520 S 8th St1863-1866
Hoogland Center for the Arts420 S 6th St
Illinois Hotel401 E Washington St1903
Illinois State Armory107/111 E Monroe St1936Art Deco
Illinois State Capitol2nd & Capitol1868 - 1888Renaissance Revival,Second EmpireNovember 21, 1985
Jessie K. DuBois House519 S 8th St
The INB CenterThe CILCO Building322 E Capitol Ave1924Classical Revival, Beaux Arts
James Morse House818 E Capitol Ave1855
Jennings Ford Building431 S 4th St
John L. Lewis House1132 W Lawrence AveSeptember 10, 1979
Julia Sprigg House507 S 8th St
K-Mart / Kresge Building127/131 S 5th StArt Deco
Kirlin Building107-111 S 7th St1889
Lanphier Building419/421 E Adams Stc. 1870-1884
Lincoln Colored Home427 S 12th St1904August 6, 1998
Lincoln-Herndon Law Office6th & Adams St1840-1841Greek RevivalAugust 29, 1978
Lincoln TombOak Ridge Cemetery1869-1874October 15, 1966
Howard K. Weber House925 S 7th St1840sItalianateOctober 1, 1979
Lyon / Rosenwald House413 S 8th St1850s
Nelson Building117 S 7th St
Old South Town Theater Marque1110 S South Grand St
Old State CapitolOne Old State Capitol Plaza1837 to 1853Greek RevivalOctober 15, 1966
Old State House Inn101 E Adams St
Pasfield House404 W Jackson Pkwy1896
Price/Wheeler House618 S 7th St1899Classical RevivalFebruary 14, 1985
Rippon-Kinsella Home1317 N 3rd Stc. 1870ItalianateFebruary 27, 1992
Robert Bullard House1313 Leland Ave1906Prairie Style
Shutt House525 S 8th Stc. 1859
Schnepp Block314 E Adams St1912
Solomon Allen Barn530 S 8th St
St. Nicholas Hotel400 E Jefferson St1855Georgian RevivalFebruary 10, 1983
The Wetterer-Hodde House1004 Williams St
Vachel Lindsay BridgeLake Springfield1933-1934
Vachel Lindsay Home603 S 5th St1848Greek RevivalNovember 11, 1971
Virgil Hickox House518 E Capitol Avec. 1839March 5, 1982
William Beedle House411 S 8th St1840
Witmer-Schuck Building630 E Washington St1867
Zimmerman Paint Store Building417 E Adams Stc. 1860-1870

Historic Districts

National Historic Districts

See also

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boards and Commissions City of Springfield - Home of Abraham Lincoln . 2023-10-15 . www.springfield.il.us.