Elizabeth Place
National Register of Historic Places

Elizabeth Place

Geneva, Kane County, Illinois
Listed
May 11, 2008
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
08000398

About this property

Elizabeth Place, or the Henry Bond Fargo House, is a historic residence in Geneva, Illinois in the Mission Revival style. The house was owned by Henry Bond Fargo, a prominent local businessmen who brought several early industries to Geneva. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Location

316 Elizabeth Pl.
Geneva, Kane County, Illinois
41.88174, -88.31091

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 08000398. It was listed on May 11, 2008.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Geneva Country Day School
Industrial
0.5 mi
Pure Oil Station
Industrial
0.6 mi
Riverbank Laboratories
Industrial
0.7 mi

Nearby Battles

Langford Tradition Conflicts
1350Pre-Columbian
10.7 mi
Langford Tradition Conflict – Chicago Area
1300Pre-Columbian
14.9 mi

Questions about this property

When was Elizabeth Place listed on the National Register?

Elizabeth Place was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 2008.

What type of historic resource is Elizabeth Place?

Elizabeth Place is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Elizabeth Place?

The period of significance for Elizabeth Place is recorded as the colonial era.

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