The Bailey–Rugg Building was a historic commercial building located at 219–225 North Neil Street in Champaign, Illinois.
Bailey–Rugg Building | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 The building in March 2008 | |
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| Location | 219-225 N. Neil St., Champaign, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 40°7′5″N 88°14′37″W / 40.11806°N 88.24361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1871 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 97001337[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 7, 1997 |
| Removed from NRHP | January 2, 2020 |
Description and history
editBusinessmen David Bailey and Daniel Rugg built the building as a joint venture in 1871; each merchant occupied half of the building, with a common staircase connecting the two halves. The three-story, brick building had an Italianate design. The tall, narrow windows on the second and third stories featured arched stone hoods; the arches on the front windows were divided by keystones. A metal cornice with ornamental bracketing and panels ran below the flat roof.[2]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1997.[1]
In 2008, eleven years to the date after its National Register listing, the building burned down in an unexplained fire.[3] It was removed from the National Register in 2020.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Tilden, Robert Hamilton (May 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bailey-Rugg Building" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ "Bailey-Rugg Building". Preservation and Conservation Association of Champaign County. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012.