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A combination museum and office building, constructed in 1928 on the foundation of an original fort building, houses exhibits depicting French life at Fort de Chartres. The large stone "Guards House", reconstructed in 1936, contains a Catholic chapel furnished in the style of the 1750s, along with a priest's room, a gunner's room, an officer-of ...
Historic sites in the United States qualify to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places by passing one or more of four different criteria; Criterion D permits the inclusion of proven and potential archaeological sites. [1] More than eighty different sites in Illinois are listed under this criterion, including both Native American ...
The Benjamin Stephenson House was originally located on a 172-acre (0.7 km 2) tract of land about two miles (3 km) from the center of Edwardsville, Illinois; at the time along the bluffs above Cahokia Creek. The house, today, is located along South Buchanan Street in Edwardsville, along one of the busiest stretches of Illinois Route 159. [2]
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Cook County, Illinois (2 C, 86 P) Pages in category "Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 422 total.
Oldest college building in Illinois and the first built in the state Mermaid House Hotel: Lebanon, Illinois: 1830 Hotel Built by Lyman Adams. Visited by Charles Dickens in 1842. Noble–Seymour–Crippen House: Chicago, Illinois: 1833 Residence The oldest building in Chicago Vandalia State House: Vandalia, Illinois: 1836 Capitol Building Oldest ...
The Tinker Swiss Cottage is a historic house museum and park in Rockford, Illinois, United States. It was built as a personal residence by Robert Hall Tinker between 1865 and 1870. It was built as a personal residence by Robert Hall Tinker between 1865 and 1870.
The Hegeler Carus Mansion, located at 1307 Seventh Street in La Salle, Illinois is one of the Midwest's great Second Empire structures. Completed in 1876 for Edward C. Hegeler, a partner in the nearby Matthiessen Hegeler Zinc Company, the mansion was designed in 1874 by noted Chicago architect William W. Boyington.
The Hibbard House has a fairly illustrious history, as houses go. Construction began in 1846 at the behest of Charles Hibbard, in 1847 the home was complete and the Hibbard's moved in. The home was constructed as an exact replica of Hibbard's childhood home and contains 14 rooms. Construction cost somewhere around $16,000.