National Register of Historic Places listings in Sangamon County, Illinois


This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sangamon County, Illinois.

Location of Sangamon County in Illinois

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.[1]

There are 64 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 5 National Historic Landmarks. Another property was once listed but has been removed.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted October 25, 2024.[2]

Current listings

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[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed[4] Location City or town Description
1 Bolivia Road Bridge
 
Bolivia Road Bridge
January 28, 2004
(#03001464)
Across the North Fork of the Sangamon River
39°46′03″N 89°20′44″W / 39.767500°N 89.345556°W / 39.767500; -89.345556 (Bolivia Road Bridge)
Bolivia Extends into Christian County
2 H. P. Boult House
 
H. P. Boult House
June 3, 1982
(#82002598)
1123 S. 2nd St.
39°47′19″N 89°39′14″W / 39.788734°N 89.654021°W / 39.788734; -89.654021 (H. P. Boult House)
Springfield
3 Bressmer-Baker House
 
Bressmer-Baker House
June 29, 1982
(#82002599)
913 6th St.
39°47′32″N 89°38′54″W / 39.792270°N 89.648469°W / 39.792270; -89.648469 (Bressmer-Baker House)
Springfield
4 John F. Bretz House and Warehouse
 
John F. Bretz House and Warehouse
August 10, 2000
(#00000945)
1113 N. Fifth St.
39°48′50″N 89°38′58″W / 39.813889°N 89.649444°W / 39.813889; -89.649444 (John F. Bretz House and Warehouse)
Springfield
5 George M. Brinkerhoff House
 
George M. Brinkerhoff House
December 18, 1978
(#78001186)
1500 N. 5th St.
39°49′16″N 89°38′54″W / 39.821111°N 89.648333°W / 39.821111; -89.648333 (George M. Brinkerhoff House)
Springfield
6 Brunk Farmstead
 
Brunk Farmstead
December 17, 1999
(#99001569)
KOA Campground Rd., 1 mile south of E. Lake Dr.
39°41′51″N 89°35′12″W / 39.697500°N 89.586667°W / 39.697500; -89.586667 (Brunk Farmstead)
Rochester
7 Caldwell Farmstead
 
Caldwell Farmstead
August 16, 1984
(#84001145)
Illinois Route 4
39°42′09″N 89°42′21″W / 39.702500°N 89.705833°W / 39.702500; -89.705833 (Caldwell Farmstead)
Chatham
8 Camp Butler National Cemetery
 
Camp Butler National Cemetery
August 15, 1997
(#97000891)
5063 Camp Butler Rd.
39°49′58″N 89°33′21″W / 39.832778°N 89.555833°W / 39.832778; -89.555833 (Camp Butler National Cemetery)
Springfield
9 Camp Lincoln Commissary Building
 
Camp Lincoln Commissary Building
November 13, 1984
(#84000333)
1301 N. MacArthur Boulevard
39°49′15″N 89°40′08″W / 39.820833°N 89.668889°W / 39.820833; -89.668889 (Camp Lincoln Commissary Building)
Springfield
10 Central Springfield Historic District
 
Central Springfield Historic District
August 29, 1978
(#78001187)
Roughly bounded by 14th, 7th, Jefferson, and Washington Sts.; also 6th St. from Capitol to Monroe St.; also roughly Jefferson, Jackson, 2nd & 7th Sts.
39°48′01″N 89°38′56″W / 39.800278°N 89.648889°W / 39.800278; -89.648889 (Central Springfield Historic District)
Springfield Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of November 19, 1986; third set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of April 26, 2016
11 Christ Episcopal Church
 
Christ Episcopal Church
September 12, 1980
(#80001410)
611 E. Jackson St.
39°47′50″N 89°38′51″W / 39.797222°N 89.647500°W / 39.797222; -89.647500 (Christ Episcopal Church)
Springfield
12 Clayville Tavern
 
Clayville Tavern
May 8, 1973
(#73000718)
0.5 miles southeast of Pleasant Plains on Illinois Route 125
39°52′00″N 89°53′49″W / 39.866667°N 89.896944°W / 39.866667; -89.896944 (Clayville Tavern)
Pleasant Plains
13 Dr. Charles Compton House
 
Dr. Charles Compton House
May 8, 2017
(#100000964)
1303 S. Wiggins
39°47′11″N 89°40′46″W / 39.786488°N 89.679571°W / 39.786488; -89.679571 (Dr. Charles Compton House)
Springfield
14 Susan Lawrence Dana House
 
Susan Lawrence Dana House
July 30, 1974
(#74000774)
301 Lawrence Ave.
39°47′39″N 89°39′05″W / 39.794167°N 89.651389°W / 39.794167; -89.651389 (Susan Lawrence Dana House)
Springfield
15 Edwards Place
 
Edwards Place
December 17, 1969
(#69000058)
700 N. 4th St.
39°48′34″N 89°39′01″W / 39.809444°N 89.650278°W / 39.809444; -89.650278 (Edwards Place)
Springfield
16 Executive Mansion
 
Executive Mansion
July 19, 1976
(#76000728)
4th and Jackson Sts.
39°47′48″N 89°39′00″W / 39.796667°N 89.650000°W / 39.796667; -89.650000 (Executive Mansion)
Springfield
17 Fisher Building-Latham Block
 
Fisher Building-Latham Block
April 28, 2000
(#00000411)
111, 113, and 115 N. 6th St.
39°48′08″N 89°38′53″W / 39.802167°N 89.648084°W / 39.802167; -89.648084 (Fisher Building-Latham Block)
Springfield
18 Cornelius Flagg Farmstead
 
Cornelius Flagg Farmstead
February 3, 1993
(#92001848)
Tipton School Rd., 0.4 miles (0.64 km) west of Interstate 55 Business and 0.4 miles south of Andrew Rd.
39°53′27″N 89°36′57″W / 39.890833°N 89.615833°W / 39.890833; -89.615833 (Cornelius Flagg Farmstead)
Sherman
19 Clarkson W. Freeman House
 
Clarkson W. Freeman House
September 29, 1980
(#80001411)
704 W. Monroe St.
39°47′57″N 89°39′49″W / 39.799167°N 89.663611°W / 39.799167; -89.663611 (Clarkson W. Freeman House)
Springfield
20 Hugh M. Garvey House
 
Hugh M. Garvey House
November 10, 2009
(#09000898)
8 Fair Oaks Dr.
39°46′54″N 89°41′13″W / 39.781736°N 89.687014°W / 39.781736; -89.687014 (Hugh M. Garvey House)
Leland Grove
21 Fred Gottschalk Grocery Store
 
Fred Gottschalk Grocery Store
March 18, 1985
(#85000607)
301 W. Edwards St.
39°47′47″N 89°39′28″W / 39.796389°N 89.657778°W / 39.796389; -89.657778 (Fred Gottschalk Grocery Store)
Springfield
22 Cong. James M. Graham House
 
Cong. James M. Graham House
May 1, 1989
(#89000342)
413 S. 7th St.
39°47′52″N 89°38′48″W / 39.797778°N 89.646667°W / 39.797778; -89.646667 (Cong. James M. Graham House)
Springfield
23 Great Western Railroad Depot
 
Great Western Railroad Depot
August 25, 2014
(#14000510)
930 E. Monroe St.
39°47′57″N 89°38′33″W / 39.799268°N 89.6424°W / 39.799268; -89.6424 (Great Western Railroad Depot)
Springfield
24 Heimberger House
 
Heimberger House
April 21, 2014
(#14000154)
653-655 W. Vine St.
39°47′18″N 89°39′55″W / 39.788333°N 89.665278°W / 39.788333; -89.665278 (Heimberger House)
Springfield
25 Hickox Apartments
 
Hickox Apartments
November 13, 1984
(#84000337)
4th and Cook Sts.
39°47′43″N 89°39′04″W / 39.795278°N 89.651111°W / 39.795278; -89.651111 (Hickox Apartments)
Springfield
26 Virgil Hickox House
 
Virgil Hickox House
March 5, 1982
(#82002600)
518 E. Capitol Ave.
39°47′53″N 89°38′55″W / 39.798056°N 89.648611°W / 39.798056; -89.648611 (Virgil Hickox House)
Springfield
27 Elijah Iles House
 
Elijah Iles House
February 23, 1978
(#78001188)
628 S. 7th St.
39°47′43″N 89°38′47″W / 39.795139°N 89.646389°W / 39.795139; -89.646389 (Elijah Iles House)
Springfield
28 Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals-Springfield Mine Rescue Station
 
Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals-Springfield Mine Rescue Station
July 5, 1985
(#85001481)
609 Princeton Ave.
39°46′29″N 89°38′53″W / 39.774722°N 89.648056°W / 39.774722; -89.648056 (Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals-Springfield Mine Rescue Station)
Springfield
29 Illinois Route 4-North of Auburn
 
Illinois Route 4-North of Auburn
August 6, 1998
(#98000979)
Curran and Snell Rd.
39°37′01″N 89°44′48″W / 39.616944°N 89.746667°W / 39.616944; -89.746667 (Illinois Route 4-North of Auburn)
Auburn
30 Illinois State Capitol
 
Illinois State Capitol
November 21, 1985
(#85003178)
Capitol Ave. and 2nd St.
39°47′54″N 89°39′16″W / 39.798333°N 89.654444°W / 39.798333; -89.654444 (Illinois State Capitol)
Springfield
31 Illinois State Fairgrounds
 
Illinois State Fairgrounds
May 14, 1990
(#90000720)
Junction of Sangamon Ave. and Peoria Rd.
39°50′11″N 89°38′27″W / 39.836389°N 89.640833°W / 39.836389; -89.640833 (Illinois State Fairgrounds)
Springfield
32 Jennings Ford Automobile Dealership
 
Jennings Ford Automobile Dealership
May 31, 2006
(#06000450)
431 S. 4th St.
39°47′51″N 89°39′04″W / 39.797500°N 89.651111°W / 39.797500; -89.651111 (Jennings Ford Automobile Dealership)
Springfield
33 Alvin S. Keys House
 
Alvin S. Keys House
May 6, 1994
(#94000432)
1600 Park Dr.
39°46′55″N 89°41′03″W / 39.781944°N 89.684167°W / 39.781944; -89.684167 (Alvin S. Keys House)
Leland Grove
34 Lazy A Motel
 
Lazy A Motel
November 8, 1994
(#94001268)
2840 Peoria Rd.
39°50′21″N 89°37′59″W / 39.839167°N 89.633056°W / 39.839167; -89.633056 (Lazy A Motel)
Springfield
35 John L. Lewis House
 
John L. Lewis House
September 10, 1979
(#79000867)
1132 W. Lawrence Ave.
39°47′38″N 89°40′22″W / 39.793889°N 89.672778°W / 39.793889; -89.672778 (John L. Lewis House)
Springfield
36 Lincoln Colored Home
 
Lincoln Colored Home
August 6, 1998
(#98000985)
427 S. 12th St.
39°47′51″N 89°38′23″W / 39.7975000°N 89.639722°W / 39.7975000; -89.639722 (Lincoln Colored Home)
Springfield
37 Lincoln Home National Historic Site
 
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
August 18, 1971
(#71000076)
8th and Jackson Sts.
39°47′50″N 89°38′41″W / 39.797222°N 89.644722°W / 39.797222; -89.644722 (Lincoln Home National Historic Site)
Springfield
38 Lincoln Tomb
 
Lincoln Tomb
October 15, 1966
(#66000330)
Oak Ridge Cemetery
39°49′23″N 89°39′23″W / 39.823056°N 89.656389°W / 39.823056; -89.656389 (Lincoln Tomb)
Springfield
39 Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden
 
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden
August 12, 1992
(#92001016)
2301 E. Lake Dr.
39°41′51″N 89°35′46″W / 39.697500°N 89.596111°W / 39.697500; -89.596111 (Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden)
Springfield
40 Vachel Lindsay House
 
Vachel Lindsay House
November 11, 1971
(#71000297)
603 S. 5th St.
39°47′45″N 89°38′59″W / 39.795833°N 89.649722°W / 39.795833; -89.649722 (Vachel Lindsay House)
Springfield
41 Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop
 
Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop
August 16, 1984
(#84001146)
118 N. Pasfield St.
39°48′09″N 89°39′30″W / 39.802500°N 89.658333°W / 39.802500; -89.658333 (Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop)
Springfield
42 Bell Miller Apartments
 
Bell Miller Apartments
November 7, 1995
(#95001242)
835 S. 2nd St.
39°47′33″N 89°39′14″W / 39.792500°N 89.653889°W / 39.792500; -89.653889 (Bell Miller Apartments)
Springfield
43 Joseph Miller House November 24, 1980
(#80001408)
Buckhart Rd.
39°45′26″N 89°28′28″W / 39.757361°N 89.474444°W / 39.757361; -89.474444 (Joseph Miller House)
Rochester
44 Oak Ridge Cemetery
 
Oak Ridge Cemetery
August 4, 1995
(#95000986)
1441 Monument Ave.
39°49′25″N 89°39′28″W / 39.823611°N 89.657778°W / 39.823611; -89.657778 (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
Springfield
45 Old State Capitol
 
Old State Capitol
October 15, 1966
(#66000331)
Bounded by 5th, 6th, Adams, and Washington Sts.
39°48′04″N 89°38′53″W / 39.801111°N 89.648056°W / 39.801111; -89.648056 (Old State Capitol)
Springfield
46 Power Farmstead
 
Power Farmstead
May 1, 1989
(#89000341)
County Road 9500N, 0.5 miles east of Cantrall
39°56′39″N 89°39′45″W / 39.944167°N 89.662500°W / 39.944167; -89.662500 (Power Farmstead)
Cantrall
47 Price-Prather House
 
Price-Prather House
May 13, 1991
(#91000574)
Junction of Main and Elkhart Sts.
39°57′17″N 89°32′47″W / 39.954722°N 89.546389°W / 39.954722; -89.546389 (Price-Prather House)
Williamsville
48 Price/Wheeler House
 
Price/Wheeler House
February 14, 1985
(#85000269)
618 S. 7th St.
39°47′43″N 89°38′46″W / 39.795278°N 89.646111°W / 39.795278; -89.646111 (Price/Wheeler House)
Springfield
49 Rippon-Kinsella House
 
Rippon-Kinsella House
February 27, 1992
(#92000073)
1317 N. Third St.
39°49′01″N 89°39′06″W / 39.816944°N 89.651667°W / 39.816944; -89.651667 (Rippon-Kinsella House)
Springfield
50 Joseph Ross House
 
Joseph Ross House
March 2, 2006
(#06000092)
5200 Passfield Rd.
39°43′41″N 89°26′04″W / 39.728056°N 89.434444°W / 39.728056; -89.434444 (Joseph Ross House)
Rochester
51 Route 66 by Carpenter Park
 
Route 66 by Carpenter Park
May 9, 2002
(#02000461)
Old U.S. Route 66 between Cabin Smoke Trail and north bank of the Sangamon River
39°52′21″N 89°36′51″W / 39.872500°N 89.614167°W / 39.872500; -89.614167 (Route 66 by Carpenter Park)
Springfield
52 Route 66 South of Lake Springfield
 
Route 66 South of Lake Springfield
May 12, 2009
(#09000296)
Old U.S. Route 66/Olde Carriage Way
39°40′31″N 89°37′29″W / 39.675250°N 89.624722°W / 39.675250; -89.624722 (Route 66 South of Lake Springfield)
Springfield
53 St. Nicholas Hotel
 
St. Nicholas Hotel
February 10, 1983
(#83000336)
400 E. Jefferson St.
39°48′09″N 89°39′01″W / 39.802500°N 89.650278°W / 39.802500; -89.650278 (St. Nicholas Hotel)
Springfield
54 Strawbridge-Shepherd House
 
Strawbridge-Shepherd House
June 8, 2015
(#15000317)
5255 Shepherd Rd.
39°43′22″N 89°37′00″W / 39.72267°N 89.616592°W / 39.72267; -89.616592 (Strawbridge-Shepherd House)
Springfield
55 Sugar Creek Covered Bridge
 
Sugar Creek Covered Bridge
January 9, 1978
(#78001185)
Southeast of Chatham off Interstate 55
39°38′25″N 89°39′43″W / 39.640278°N 89.661944°W / 39.640278; -89.661944 (Sugar Creek Covered Bridge)
Chatham
56 Taft Farmstead
 
Taft Farmstead
November 20, 1980
(#80001409)
County Road 3
39°45′08″N 89°33′34″W / 39.752222°N 89.559444°W / 39.752222; -89.559444 (Taft Farmstead)
Rochester
57 Taylor Apartments
 
Taylor Apartments
September 15, 2004
(#04000976)
117 S. Grand Ave. W
39°47′14″N 89°39′20″W / 39.787222°N 89.655694°W / 39.787222; -89.655694 (Taylor Apartments)
Springfield
58 Tiger-Anderson House June 11, 1986
(#86001316)
County Road 3 North
39°50′39″N 89°42′31″W / 39.844167°N 89.708611°W / 39.844167; -89.708611 (Tiger-Anderson House)
Springfield
59 Town House
 
Town House
June 3, 2005
(#05000603)
718 7th St.
39°47′39″N 89°38′47″W / 39.794167°N 89.646389°W / 39.794167; -89.646389 (Town House)
Springfield
60 Union Station
 
Union Station
November 27, 1978
(#78001189)
Madison St.
39°48′13″N 89°38′54″W / 39.803611°N 89.648333°W / 39.803611; -89.648333 (Union Station)
Springfield
61 US ARMY Aircraft P-51D-25NA 44-73287 March 11, 1999
(#99000254)
Capital Airport, 0.5 miles north of the junction of Illinois Route 29 and Veterans Parkway
39°50′27″N 89°40′33″W / 39.840833°N 89.675833°W / 39.840833; -89.675833 (US ARMY Aircraft P-51D-25NA 44-73287)
Springfield
62 Washington Park
 
Washington Park
May 22, 1992
(#92000483)
Bounded by Fayette Ave., Williams Boulevard, Walnut St., MacArthur Boulevard, S. Grand Ave. and Chatham Rd.
39°47′20″N 89°40′37″W / 39.788889°N 89.676944°W / 39.788889; -89.676944 (Washington Park)
Springfield
63 Howard K. Weber House
 
Howard K. Weber House
October 1, 1979
(#79000868)
925 S. 7th St.
39°47′31″N 89°38′49″W / 39.791875°N 89.647012°W / 39.791875; -89.647012 (Howard K. Weber House)
Springfield
64 Gov. Richard Yates House
 
Gov. Richard Yates House
March 1, 1984
(#84001148)
1190 Williams Boulevard
39°47′24″N 89°40′20″W / 39.790000°N 89.672222°W / 39.790000; -89.672222 (Gov. Richard Yates House)
Springfield

Former listing

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[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Wheeland Haven March 12, 1985
(#85000557)
April 17, 2003 East of Riverton on Interstate 72
Riverton Burned down in 1992[5]

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References

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  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved October 25, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  5. ^ "Wheeland Haven a/k/a The Mansion". SangamonLink, The State Journal-Register. June 25, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.