National Register of Historic Places - Illinois (IL), Edgar County

Edgar County Illinois has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Edgar County Courthouse, France Hotel, Morton, Asher, Farmstead, Moss, Henry Clay, House and Paris Carnegie Public Library.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Edgar County places including Henry Eliot, H.B. Newman, Berger and Kelley, Elvis Perry Shaw, Arthur L. Pillsbury, Charles & Son Henry, Miller & Miller Johnson, Everett Blackman, Ewing Miller Sr. and Asher Morton. Prominent architectural styles found in Edgar Country are Classical Revival, Greek Revival and Italianate.

Edgar County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000221)

Main St. , Paris

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Eliot,Henry

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:

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France Hotel (added 1987 - - #87001305)

Also known as France Motor Inn

118 E. Court St. , Paris

Dclark, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Miller,Ewing,Sr., Johnson,Miller & Miller

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Morton, Asher, Farmstead (added 1996 - - #96000096)

Also known as Neal House

Lower Terre Haute Rd., 4.5 mi. S of Paris, US 150 , Paris

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Morton,Asher

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Moss, Henry Clay, House (added 2008 - - #08000295)

Also known as Arthur House

414 N. Main St. , Paris

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Paris Carnegie Public Library (added 2002 - - #02000464)

207 S. Main St. , Paris

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Henry, Charles & Son, Newman, H.B.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, 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:

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Paris Elks Lodge No. 812 Building (added 1987 - - #87001343)

Also known as Francis Associates Consulting Engineers

111 E. Washington St. , Paris

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Blackman,Everett

Architectural Style:

Other, Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Clubhouse

More Information:

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Paris High School and Gymnasium (added 2019 - - #100003647)

309 S. Main St., Paris

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Pillsbury, Arthur L., Berger and Kelley

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Neo Classical, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1909-1943 AD

Pine Grove Community Club (added 1984 - - #84001071)

NW of Paris , Paris

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, School

Current Function:

Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park

More Information:

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Shaw--Van Gilder House (added 2007 - - #07000116)

Also known as Elvis Perry Shaw House

306 E. Crawford St. , Paris

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Shaw, Elvis Perry

Architectural Style:

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:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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