Children's Village-Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School
National Register of Historic Places

Children's Village-Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School

Normal, McLean County, Illinois
Listed
May 21, 2018
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
100002418

About this property

The Children's Village of the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School is a group of twelve cottages at the site of the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School, a former children's home at 1100 N. Beech St. in Normal, Illinois. The Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School opened in 1869 as a home for the orphaned children of soldiers who had died in war. The Children's Village was built in 1930-31 as housing for children aged 3–8, as the school aimed to divide its housing by age. C. Herrick Hammond, the Illinois State Architect at the time, designed the houses in the Tudor Revival style. Eight of the twelve new cottages were used for housing, while the other four were smaller and used for play areas. Each of the residential cottages is one story tall with a steep cross-gabled roof and an arched entrance in one of the gable ends. The cottages were used by the school until it closed in 1979. Children's Village was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 21, 2018.

Location

1100 N Beech St.
Normal, McLean County, Illinois

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Children's Village-Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School listed on the National Register?

Children's Village-Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 21, 2018.

What type of historic resource is Children's Village-Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School?

Children's Village-Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Children's Village-Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School?

The period of significance for Children's Village-Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1931.

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