Illinois - Lee County
Lee County Illinois has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Reagan's, Ronald, Boyhood Home and Nachusa House, Amboy Illinois Central Depot, Brookner, Christopher, House and Illinois Central Stone Arch Railroad Bridges.

The famous person Ronald Reagan is associated with one of more of the Lee County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lee County places including Robert Finley Laing, Francis Egan, James Nocquet, Arthur C. Coleman and Christopher Brookner. Prominent architectural styles found in Lee Country are Italianate, Bungalow/Craftsman and Federal.

Amboy Illinois Central Depot (added 1992 - - #92001015)
50 S. East Ave. , Amboy
IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Brookner, Christopher, House (added 1984 - - #84000319)
222 N. Dixon Ave. , Dixon
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brookner,Christopher
Architectural Style:
Federal, Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Dixon Downtown Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000059)
Roughly bounded by River St., Dixon Ave., 3rd St., & Monroe Ave., Dixon
Framerotblues, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
More Information:
Illinois Central Stone Arch Railroad Bridges (added 1987 - - #87002048)
Also known as City Street Arches
W. First, W. Second, & W. Third Sts. between Monroe & College Aves. , Dixon
IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
More Information:
Lowell Park (added 2006 - - #06000680)
2114 Lowell Park Rd. , Dixon
Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Coleman, Arthur C.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Outdoor Recreation, Park
More Information:
Nachusa House (added 1983 - - #83000323)
215 S. Galena Ave. , Dixon
IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
Reagan's, Ronald, Boyhood Home (added 1982 - - #82002580)
816 S. Hennepin Ave. , Dixon
IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Reagan,Ronald
Significant Year:
1923, 1920
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Van Epps, William H., House (added 1982 - - #82002581)
212 S. Ottawa Ave. , Dixon
IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
Whitney, Col. Nathan, House (added 1990 - - #90001726)
Also known as Franklin Grove Nursery and Orchards
1620 Whitney Rd. , Franklin Grove
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Wright, Stephen, House (added 2005 - - #05000433)
612 Chicago Rd. , Paw Paw
Circeus, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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