IL ยท National Register

Illinois Historic Places

21 properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois.

Castlewood Terrace
Chicago ยท Cook County
district
2009
Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Depot
Batavia ยท Kane Countycivil_war
building
1979
Des Plaines Methodist Camp Ground
Des Plaines ยท Cook Countypre_contact
district
2005
Durham-Perry Farmstead
Bourbonnais ยท Kankakee Countycivil_war
district
2006
East Grove Street District-Bloomington
Bloomington ยท McLean Countyearly_republic
district
1987
Falconer Bungalow Historic District
Chicago ยท Cook Countycivil_war
district
2007
Grafton Bank
Grafton ยท Jersey Countycivil_war
building
1994
Grigsby Estate
Barrington Hills ยท Lake County
building
1987
Hotel Kaskaskia
LaSalle ยท La Salle County
building
1988
Illinois Industrial School for Girls
Park Ridge ยท Cook Countycivil_war
district
1998
Joliet Steel Works
Joliet ยท Will Countycivil_war
district
1991
Marseilles Lock and Dam Historic District
Marseilles ยท La Salle County
district
2004
Meekerville Historic District
Chicago ยท Cook County
district
2006
Pere Marquette Hotel
Peoria ยท Peoria County
building
1982
Raymond M. Hilliard Center Historic District
Chicago ยท Cook Countymodern
district
1999
Root-Badger House
Kenilworth ยท Cook County
building
1992
Saline Springs
Equality ยท Gallatin Countyearly_republic
site
1973
Starved Rock Lodge and Cabins
LaSalle-Peru ยท La Salle County
building
1985
University Apartments
Chicago ยท Cook County
building
2005
White Oak Hall
Rushville ยท Schuyler Countycivil_war
building
2003
White Pines State Park Lodge and Cabins
Mount Morris ยท Ogle County
building
1985
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Battles in Illinois

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