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Oldest building in Illinois. French Canadian Court House [1] Fort de Chartres Powder Magazine Randolph County, Illinois: c. 1750 Military Oldest stone building in Illinois; French military fortification Church of the Holy Family (Cahokia Heights, Illinois) Cahokia Heights, Illinois: 1786-1799 Church French Canadian church [2] Martin–Boismenue ...
The Ottawa Commercial Historic District is a historic district in downtown Ottawa, Illinois. The district includes 195 buildings and structures, most of them commercial buildings, spread out over 26 city blocks. The oldest buildings in the district, located near the Illinois and Fox rivers, were built in the 1830s.
This is a list of properties and districts in Illinois that are on the National Register of Historic Places. There are over 1,900 in total. Of these, 85 are National Historic Landmarks. There are listings in all of the state's 102 counties. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 3, 2025. [1]
Christ Episcopal Church (Joliet, Illinois) Christ Episcopal Church (Springfield, Illinois) Church of Christ (Perry, Illinois) Church of the Epiphany (Chicago) Church of the Holy Family (Cahokia Heights, Illinois) Churches in Sycamore Historic District; Clear Creek Meeting House; Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Peoria, Illinois)
The church added a basement in the 1950s, and added the new church in 1997 (keeping the old church in its location). As of October 27, 2021, they will celebrate their 183rd Anniversary, being the 6th oldest church in Illinois, 49th oldest in the United States and the 224th oldest in the world. [citation needed]
A fire obliterated the church in 1932, but the church was financed, and recovery was quick. [2] The finished Art-Deco building was completed in 1933 and opened in 1934. It still stands today. [3] The church's pipe organ was the last large instrument manufactured by the Hinners Organ Company of Pekin, Illinois (opus 3074, built in 1934). The ...
Norsk Museum is located 9 miles northeast of Ottawa, Illinois on highway 71. The museum is located in a former Norwegian Lutheran Church which served as a house of worship from 1848 until 1918. Norsk Museum is dedicated to the Scandinavian settlers who founded the area around Norway, Illinois in the 1800s. [9]
The Knuessl Building is a historic mid-19th Century commercial building in downtown Ottawa, Illinois. It was built around 1868 by a local pharmacist. It was built around 1868 by a local pharmacist. The Knuessl Building was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1992.