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Historic Sites is a designation of the City of Springfield's Historic Sites Commission. Many of these landmarks are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Historic Preservation Commission

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The City of Springfield's Historic Sites Commission maintains the registry of landmarks and historic districts and recommend historic designation to the city council.[1] The commission was established in Chapter 101, Ordinance § 101.03.[1]

Criteria

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The criteria for inclusion in the historic register are laid out in Ordinance § 101.10.[1]

The commission shall consider the following criteria in determining whether to recommend an improvement for historic designation:

  1. Significant value as part of the historical, archaeological, cultural, artistic, social or other heritage of the nation, state, or city;
  2. Association with an important person or event in national, state, or local history;
  3. Representative of the distinguishing characteristics of architectural type, period, or method of construction, or the notable work of a master builder, designer, architect, or artist, or a work that possesses high artistic value or that represents a significant and distinguishable entity although its components may lack individual distinction;
  4. Any additional criteria established by the rules promulgated by the commission.

List of landmarks

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Individual landmarks

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Landmark Name Image Location Built Style NRHP date
President Abraham Lincoln Home 413 S 8th St 1839 August 18, 1971
Claus Grocery Store 1700 S 11th St 1905
Constant & Groves Chevrolet Building 425 S 4th St
Adams House 2315 Clear Lake Ave
Allen Miller House 511 S 8th St
Bell Miller Apartments 835 S 6th St
Booth-Grunendike Mansion 500 S 6th St c. 1870 Second Empire
Bunn-Sankey House 1001 S 6th St 1883 Queen Anne (Half-Timbered)
Bernard Stuve House 526 S 7th St 1869 Italianate
Camp Lincoln Commissary Building 1301 N MacArthur Blvd 1903 November 13, 1984
Charles Arnold House 810 E Jackson St
Charles Corneau House 426 S 8th St c. 1849
Chatterton Place 123/125 S 5th St 1853 Eclectic
Clarkson W. Freeman House 704 W Monroe St 1878 Italianate, Carpenter-Gothic trim September 29, 1980
Congressman James M.Graham House 413 S 7th St 1862 Italianate May 1, 1989
Cook House 508 S 8th St c. 1850
Cranmer-Cook House 926 South 7th Street 1877 Italianate
Dana-Thomas House 301 E Lawrence Ave 1902-1904 Prairie Style July 30, 1974
Decker House 303 S Glenwood Ave 1864 Italianate
Elijah Iles House 628 S 7th St 1837 Greek Revival February 23, 1978
Executive Mansion 410 E Jackson St 1855 Italianate July 19, 1976
Fisher-Latham Building 111/113/115 North 6th St 1850s 19th Century classically-inspired April 28, 2000
George M. Brinkerhoff House 1500 N 5th St 1869 Italianate December 18, 1978
Grant Store/Harts’ Block 225 S 5th St 1868 Italianate
Harriet Dean House 421 S 8th St 1850s
Henson Robinson House 520 S 8th St 1863-1866
Hoogland Center for the Arts 420 S 6th St
Illinois Hotel 401 E Washington St 1903
Illinois State Armory 107/111 E Monroe St 1936 Art Deco
Illinois State Capitol 2nd & Capitol 1868 - 1888 Renaissance Revival,Second Empire November 21, 1985
Jessie K. DuBois House 519 S 8th St
The INB Center

The CILCO Building

322 E Capitol Ave 1924 Classical Revival, Beaux Arts
James Morse House 818 E Capitol Ave 1855
Jennings Ford Building 431 S 4th St
John L. Lewis House 1132 W Lawrence Ave September 10, 1979
Julia Sprigg House 507 S 8th St
K-Mart / Kresge Building 127/131 S 5th St Art Deco
Kirlin Building 107-111 S 7th St 1889
Lanphier Building 419/421 E Adams St c. 1870-1884
Lincoln Colored Home 427 S 12th St 1904 August 6, 1998
Lincoln-Herndon Law Office 6th & Adams St 1840-1841 Greek Revival August 29, 1978
Lincoln Tomb Oak Ridge Cemetery 1869-1874 October 15, 1966
Howard K. Weber House 925 S 7th St 1840s Italianate October 1, 1979
Lyon / Rosenwald House 413 S 8th St 1850s
Nelson Building 117 S 7th St
Old South Town Theater Marque 1110 S South Grand St
Old State Capitol One Old State Capitol Plaza 1837 to 1853 Greek Revival October 15, 1966
Old State House Inn 101 E Adams St
Pasfield House 404 W Jackson Pkwy 1896
Price/Wheeler House 618 S 7th St 1899 Classical Revival February 14, 1985
Rippon-Kinsella Home 1317 N 3rd St c. 1870 Italianate February 27, 1992
Robert Bullard House 1313 Leland Ave 1906 Prairie Style
Shutt House 525 S 8th St c. 1859
Schnepp Block 314 E Adams St 1912
Solomon Allen Barn 530 S 8th St
St. Nicholas Hotel 400 E Jefferson St 1855 Georgian Revival February 10, 1983
The Wetterer-Hodde House 1004 Williams St
Vachel Lindsay Bridge Lake Springfield 1933-1934
Vachel Lindsay Home 603 S 5th St 1848 Greek Revival November 11, 1971
Virgil Hickox House 518 E Capitol Ave c. 1839 March 5, 1982
William Beedle House 411 S 8th St 1840
Witmer-Schuck Building 630 E Washington St 1867
Zimmerman Paint Store Building 417 E Adams St c. 1860-1870

Historic Districts

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National Historic Districts

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Boards and Commissions City of Springfield - Home of Abraham Lincoln". www.springfield.il.us. Retrieved 2023-10-15.

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