Cedar Crest Addition Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Cedar Crest Addition Historic District

Normal, McLean County, Illinois
Listed
November 15, 2006
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
06001022

About this property

The Cedar Crest Addition Historic District is a residential subdivision and historic district in Normal, Illinois. The subdivision is bounded roughly by Division Street to the south, Highland Avenue to the north, Fell Avenue to the west, and a local recreation trail, the Constitution Trail, to the east. Developed from 1914 to 1930, Cedar Crest Addition was the first large planned subdivision in Normal. Prior to its construction, Normal lacked paved streets and townwide electrical, sewer, and water systems and was considered more a rural area than a proper suburb of Bloomington. Planner Burt Marley Kuhn and architect Aaron T. Simmons planned the subdivision to be more developed and organized; in particular, it featured tree-lined curvilinear streets inspired by the City Beautiful movement. Simmons designed many of the houses in the district in the then-popular American Craftsman style, another modern addition to Normal. The subdivision gave Normal a much more modern reputation, and a local historian called it "one of the most important additions ever made to Normal" in the 1920s. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 2006.

Location

Normal, McLean County, Illinois
40.49644, -88.98556

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Cedar Crest Addition Historic District listed on the National Register?

Cedar Crest Addition Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Cedar Crest Addition Historic District?

Cedar Crest Addition Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cedar Crest Addition Historic District?

The period of significance for Cedar Crest Addition Historic District is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1914.

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