Illinois - Adams County - Historic Districts
Adams County Illinois (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Lock and Dam No. 21 Historic District, South Side German Historic District, Downtown Quincy Historic District and Quincy East End Historic District and Quincy Northwest Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Adams County places including COE, Abbott, Edwin E., et al., John Wood, Harvey Chatten, Martin Geise and George Behrensmeyer. Prominent architectural styles found in Adams Country are Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian and Italianate.

Downtown Quincy Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000298)
Roughly bounded by Hampshire, Jersey, 4th and 8th Sts. , Quincy
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store, Theater
Lock and Dam No. 21 Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000181)
0.5 mi. W of IL 57 , Quincy
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Abbott, Edwin E., et al., COE
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Transportation, Maritime History, Social History, Economics, Commerce, Politics/Government, Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
Quincy East End Historic District (added 1985 - - #85002791)
Roughly bounded by Hampshire, Twenty-fourth, State, and Twelfth Sts. , Quincy
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Quincy Northwest Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000414)
Roughly bounded by Broadway, N. Secod, Locust, and N. Twelfth Sts. , Quincy
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Chatten, Harvey
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
South Side German Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000484)
Also known as German Village;Calftown
Roughly bounded by 6th, 12th, Washington, Jersey and York Sts. , Quincy
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, European, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
South Side German Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1995 - - #95000481)
Also known as German Village;Calftown;See Also:South Side German Historic
Roughly bounded by Jefferson, S. 12th, Jackson and S. 5th Sts. , Quincy
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Geise, Martin, Behrensmeyer, George
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, European, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Woodland Cemetery (added 2002 - - #02000096)
1020 S. Fifth St. , Quincy
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wood, John
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Art
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
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