Illinois - Vermilion County
Vermilion County Illinois has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Collins Archeological District and Fithian House, Adams Building, Building at 210-212 West North Street and Dale Building.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Late Woodland dating back to 1825.

Several famous people are associated with these Vermilion County historic places including William Fithian, Louis Platt, E.R.E. Kimbrough and James Cunningham.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Vermilion County places including James F. Alexander, L.M. Moore, Charles M. Lewis, John McCoy, Patton & Miller, Fred Brown, Walter & Co., John Beard and Mundie and Jensen. Prominent architectural styles found in Vermilion Country are Classical Revival, Colonial Revival and Early Commercial.

Adams Building (added 2000 - - #00001337)
Also known as Bridgett Building
139-141 N. Vermilion St. , Danville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Business, Medical Business/Office
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Building at 210-212 West North Street (added 2000 - - #00001334)
210-212 West North St. , Danville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Collins Archeological District (added 1979 - - #79000872)
Also known as Illinois Archaeological Survey Nos. V-15, V-82, & V-394
Address Restricted , Danville
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Woodland
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Dale Building (added 2000 - - #99001711)
101-1-3 N. Vermillion St. , Danville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
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Danville Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District (added 1992 - - #91001973)
Also known as Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center;Danville Area Commu
1900 and 2000 E. Main St. , Danville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, State
Historic Function:
Funerary, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Hospital
Current Function:
Education, Funerary, Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, College, Hospital
More Information:
Danville Public Library (added 1978 - - #78003064)
307 N. Vermillion St. , Danville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Patton & Miller
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
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First National Bank Building (added 2000 - - #00001335)
Also known as Wiai Tower, Bresee Tower
2-4 N. Vermilion St. , Danville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mundie and Jensen
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Professional
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Communications Facility, Professional
Fischer Theater (added 2001 - - #01000978)
Also known as Grand Opera House, Heinly's Grand Opera House
158-164 N. Vermillion St. , Danville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lewis, Charles M.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Hotel, Music Facility, Theater
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Fithian House (added 1975 - - #75002060)
Also known as Vermilion Co. Museum
116 N. Gilbert St. , Danville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Fithian,William
Significant Year:
1955
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Holland Apartments (added 1988 - - #88002232)
Also known as Dodge Flats
324--326 N. Vermilion St. , Danville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lewis,Charles M.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Hoopes-Cunningham Mansion (added 1985 - - #85002307)
424 E. Penn St. , Hoopeston
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McCoy,John, Moore,L.M.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Cunningham,James
Significant Year:
1894, 1880
Area of Significance:
Architecture
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:
Hoopeston Carnegie Public Library (added 2002 - - #02000458)
110 N. Fourth St. , Hoopeston
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
More Information:
Stone Arch Bridge (added 1986 - - #86001087)
Also known as Stony Creek Bridge
760--800 E. Main St. , Danville
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
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:
Temple Building (added 2002 - - #00001457)
102-106 N. Vermilion St. , Danville
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brown, Fred, Walter & Co.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Historic Person:
Kimbrough, E.R.E., Platt, Louis
Significant Year:
1901
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Professional
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
United States Post Office and Court House (added 2016 - - #16000785)
Danville, Danville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1911-1911 AD
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