National Register of Historic Places

Mount Carroll Historic District

Mount Carroll, Carroll County, Illinois
Listed
November 26, 1980
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
80001340

About this property

The Mount Carroll Historic District is a designated historic district in the Carroll County, Illinois town of Mount Carroll, which is the county seat. The district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and is one of a total of six sites in the county included on the Register. The district was added to the NRHP in 1980. One building within the district, the Carroll County Courthouse, had already been added to the NRHP in 1973. The District is divided into three major sections: the traditional downtown of Mount Carroll, including the courthouse, library and business district; a residential area to the south of the downtown; and further south, the historic original campus of Chicago's Shimer College, now occupied by the Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies. The great majority of the buildings in the first two sections date from before 1900. Due to a fire that destroyed the original Mount Carroll Seminary campus in 1906, all of the Shimer campus buildings are from the 20th century, but most date from before 1930. NRHP-listed structures that are located within Mount Carroll but not included in the district are the Caroline Mark House and Nathaniel Halderman House.

Location

Mount Carroll, Carroll County, Illinois
42.09369, -89.98167

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Carroll County Courthouse
Industrial
0.5 mi
Halderman, Nathaniel, House
Industrial
0.6 mi
Mark, Caroline, House
Industrial
0.6 mi
Franks, Charles, House
Industrial
14.7 mi
Kellogg's Grove
Listed
14.8 mi

Nearby Battles

Kellogg's Grove Battles (Black Hawk War 1832)
1832Early Republic
3.8 mi

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When was Mount Carroll Historic District listed on the National Register?

Mount Carroll Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 26, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Mount Carroll Historic District?

Mount Carroll Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Mount Carroll Historic District?

The period of significance for Mount Carroll Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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