Historic Districts
Illinois - Coles County
Coles County Illinois has 24 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Old Main, Pemberton Hall and Gymnasium and U. S. Post Office, Airtight Bridge and Blakeman Bridge.

Several famous people are associated with these Coles County historic places including Alexander Briggs and Dr. Hiram Rutherford.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Coles County places including Mangnus & Son Yeager, Alexander Briggs, W. Carbys Zimmerman, James K. Taylor, George H. Miller, Mercantile Bridge Co., Emerson and Greg Hewitt, David McLaughlin, Almon W. Stoolman and Cornelius W. Rapp. Prominent architectural styles found in Coles Country are Art Deco, Classical Revival and Beaux Arts.

Airtight Bridge (added 1981 - - #81000211)
Also known as Bridge Number 3165
NE of Charleston , Charleston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
James,Claude L.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
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Blakeman Bridge (added 1981 - - #81000212)
Also known as Bridge Number 3133
SE of Charleston , Charleston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mercantile Bridge Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Briggs, Alexander, House (added 1980 - - #80001341)
Also known as The Stone House
210 Jackson St. , Charleston
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Briggs,Alexander
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Renaissance
Historic Person:
Briggs,Alexander
Significant Year:
1894
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Burgess-Osborne Memorial Auditorium (added 2018 - - #100002149)
1701 Wabash Avenue, Mattoon
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1953-1967 AD
Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Shiloh Encampment Site (added 2014 - - #13001110)
Illinois, 3rd PM., T11N, R9E, sec. 21, NW. 1/4, NE. 1/4, SW. 1/4, Lerna
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Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Station (added 2004 - - #86000135)
Also known as Big Four Railroad Station
1632 Broadway St. , Mattoon
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Economics, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Coles County Courthouse (added 1978 - - #78001118)
Charleston Public Sq. , Charleston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rapp,Cornelius W.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Fifteenth Street and Oklahoma Avenue Brick Street (added 1999 - - #99001357)
500 through 1217 Fifteenth St. and 1500 through 1521 Oklahoma Ave. , Mattoon
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Harrison St. Bridge (added 1981 - - #81000213)
Also known as Bridge Number 3034
E of Charleston , Charleston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Oliver & Alexander
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Health Education Building (added 1995 - - #95000993)
Also known as McAfee Gymnasium
1611 4th St. , Charleston
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hammond, C. Herrick, Hewitt, Emerson and Greg
Architectural Style:
Art Deco, Moderne, International Style
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education, Health Care, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Clinic, College, Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
College, Outdoor Recreation
More Information:
Illinois Central Railroad Depot (added 2002 - - #02000098)
Also known as Illinois Central Railroad Station
1718 Broadway Ave. , Mattoon
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Parking Lot
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Parking Lot
More Information:
Lumpkin Heights and Elm Ridge Subdivision Historic District (added 2017 - - #100001921)
Roughly bounded by Logan and 6th Streets, Lafayette and Charleston Avenues, and Elm Ridge Subdivision, Mattoon
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1871-1962 AD
McFarland House (added 1991 - - #91001690)
Also known as Dudley House
895 Seventh St. , Charleston
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mitchell,Charles D.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Museum, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Old Main (added 1981 - - #81000214)
Also known as Livingston C. Lord Administration Building
Lincoln Ave. and 7th St. , Charleston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Briggs,Alexander, Miller,George H.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
More Information:
Pemberton Hall and Gymnasium (added 1982 - - #82002521)
Lincoln Ave. and 4th St. , Charleston
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing
More Information:
Railway Express Agency Building (added 1994 - - #94000974)
Also known as American Railway Express Company Building
1804 Western Ave. , Mattoon
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Warehouse
Roytek, Richard, House (added 2011 - - #11000030)
3420 Richmond Ave, Mattoon
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
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Rutherford, Dr. Hiram, House and Office (added 1982 - - #82002523)
14 S. Pike St. , Oakland
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Rutherford,Dr. Hiram
Significant Year:
1855, 1846
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Professional, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Sixth, Seventh, and Tenth Street Stone Arch Bridges (added 2001 - - #01000869)
700 blks of Sixth, Seventh and Tenth Sts. , Charleston
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Briggs, Alexander
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Starr Hotel (added 1994 - - #94000975)
Also known as Custer Hotel;Shafer Hotel
1913--1923 Western Ave. , Mattoon
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Restaurant
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
Stone Quarry Bridge (added 1981 - - #81000215)
Also known as Bridge Number3111
NE of Charleston , Charleston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
King Iron Bridge Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
U. S. Post Office (added 1979 - - #79000818)
1701 Charleston Ave. , Mattoon
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Yeager,Mangnus & Son, Taylor,James K.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
More Information:
Unity Church (added 1982 - - #82002522)
220 Western Ave. , Mattoon
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church School, Religious Structure
More Information:
Will Rogers Theatre and Commercial Block (added 1984 - - #84001066)
705-715 Monroe Ave. , Charleston
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kennedy,Roy M., multiple
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store, Theater
More Information:
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