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Location of Sangamon County in Illinois. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sangamon County, Illinois. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
Funk Farms was founded in 1824 by brothers Isaac and Absalom Funk in McLean County, Illinois. From a historical perspective, Abraham Lincoln was one of Funk Farms' first attorneys and later served in the Illinois House of Representatives with Isaac Funk. Isaac was a friend of Lincoln's and an early booster when Lincoln ran for U.S. president.
The German name, Fachhallenhaus, is a regional variation of the term Hallenhaus ("hall house", sometimes qualified as the "Low Saxon hall house").In the academic definition of this type of house the word Fach does not refer to the Fachwerk or "timber-framing" of the walls, but to the large Gefach or "bay" between two pairs of the wooden posts (Ständer) supporting the ceiling of the hall and ...
It has been rumored that Bonnie and Clyde used a house in Grove City as a hideout while running from the law. The house still stands today, however, it is in very poor condition. The Grove City Methodist Cemetery is located in Mount Auburn Township. [2] Frank P. Sadler (1872–1931), Illinois state senator and lawyer, lived on a farm near Grove ...
The Manske–Niemann Farm is a historic 462-acre (187 ha) farm complex located at 13 Franks Lane near Litchfield, Illinois. The farm was most likely established in the 1850s and was purchased by German immigrant Michael Manske in 1863. Manske and his family developed and expanded the farm in three main stages.
After two years of work, restaurant owner Michael Hargis said he wants to create a fun, communal-style restaurant to the 6,500-square-foot space that can draw large crowds over delicious food.
The Power Farmstead is a historic farm located on County Road 9500N east of Cantrall, Illinois. George Power, a prominent early settler of northern Sangamon County, established the farm in the 1820s. The farm includes an intact collection of buildings which represent typical 19th-century farm life.
The Brunk Farmstead is a historic farm located on KOA Campground Road 1 mile (1.6 km) south of East Lake Drive near Rochester, Illinois. George Brunk, an early settler of Sangamon County , established the farm in the 1820s; the farm is one of the few surviving properties from the county's early settlement.