National Register of Historic Places listings in Kane County, Illinois facts for kids

Location of Kane County in Illinois

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kane 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.

There are 79 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, and four former listings.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Arcada Theater Building		August 16, 1994 (#94000977)	105 E. Main St. and 1st Ave. 41°54′49″N 88°18′43″W / 41.913611°N 88.311944°W / 41.913611; -88.311944 (Arcada Theater Building)	St. Charles
2	Aurora College Complex		February 16, 1984 (#84001126)	347 S. Gladstone Ave. 41°45′17″N 88°20′52″W / 41.754722°N 88.347778°W / 41.754722; -88.347778 (Aurora College Complex)	Aurora	Eckhart, Davis, and Wilkinson Halls were the first buildings at Aurora College. The school, which moved to Aurora from Mendota, was long affiliated with the Advent Christian Church. Eckhart was the main hall, and the other two served as dormitories.
3	Aurora Elks Lodge No. 705		March 31, 1980 (#80001369)	77 S. Stolp Ave. 41°45′23″N 88°19′02″W / 41.756389°N 88.317222°W / 41.756389; -88.317222 (Aurora Elks Lodge No. 705)	Aurora
4	Batavia Institute		August 13, 1976 (#76000712)	333 S. Jefferson St. 41°50′40″N 88°18′59″W / 41.844444°N 88.316389°W / 41.844444; -88.316389 (Batavia Institute)	Batavia
5	William Beith House		December 7, 1983 (#83003575)	6 Indiana St. 41°54′40″N 88°18′46″W / 41.911111°N 88.312778°W / 41.911111; -88.312778 (William Beith House)	St. Charles
6	Campana Factory		April 6, 1979 (#79000841)	Roughly along Illinois Route 31 and Campana Rd. 41°51′54″N 88°18′58″W / 41.865°N 88.316111°W / 41.865; -88.316111 (Campana Factory)	Batavia	A state-of-the-art factory built in 1936 for The Campana Company, a cosmetics manufacturer. It is an example of the 1930s Streamline Moderne trend. The factory incorporated many innovative elements, such as air conditioning and a unique assembly line method.
7	Campton Town Hall		November 24, 1980 (#80001378)	W of Wasco at Town Hall Rd. and IL 64 41°55′56″N 88°25′45″W / 41.932222°N 88.429167°W / 41.932222; -88.429167 (Campton Town Hall)	Campton Hills
8	Central Geneva Historic District		September 10, 1979 (#79000845)	Roughly bounded by Fox River, South, 6th and W. State Sts. 41°53′08″N 88°18′30″W / 41.885556°N 88.308333°W / 41.885556; -88.308333 (Central Geneva Historic District)	Geneva
9	Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Roundhouse and Locomotive Shop		February 16, 1978 (#78001154)	Broadway and Spring Sts. 41°45′39″N 88°18′30″W / 41.760833°N 88.308333°W / 41.760833; -88.308333 (Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Roundhouse and Locomotive Shop)	Aurora	The roundhouse for the Chicago and Aurora Railroad (later Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad) was a major employer in Aurora from 1856 to 1974. After it sat vacant for twenty-one years, a group of investors led by Walter Payton converted it into an entertainment complex. It is the oldest standing limestone roundhouse in the United States.
10	Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Depot		June 6, 1979 (#79000842)	155 Houston St. 41°51′05″N 88°18′37″W / 41.851389°N 88.310278°W / 41.851389; -88.310278 (Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Depot)	Batavia	The 1854 Gothic Revival train station was the first built for the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad. It was redicated as a museum in 1974.
11	City Building		March 21, 1979 (#79000847)	15 N. Riverside Ave. 41°54′51″N 88°18′46″W / 41.914167°N 88.312778°W / 41.914167; -88.312778 (City Building)	St. Charles
12	Col. Ira C. Copley Mansion		March 29, 1978 (#78001155)	434 W. Downer Pl. 41°45′33″N 88°19′27″W / 41.759167°N 88.324167°W / 41.759167; -88.324167 (Col. Ira C. Copley Mansion)	Aurora
13	Country Tea Room		February 25, 1999 (#99000164)	14N630 IL 25 42°04′36″N 88°15′36″W / 42.076667°N 88.26°W / 42.076667; -88.26 (Country Tea Room)	Dundee Township	A historic restaurant built along future Illinois Route 25. Max McGraw, who brought the Toastmaster to the domestic market, purchased the building in 1926 and thrived as a tearoom. It was later converted to a full restaurant to meet the changing demands of travelers.
14	Dundee Township Historic District		March 7, 1975 (#75000666)	Both sides of Fox River, including sections of E. Dundee, W. Dundee, and Carpentersville 42°06′07″N 88°16′55″W / 42.101944°N 88.281944°W / 42.101944; -88.281944 (Dundee Township Historic District)	East Dundee West Dundee Carpentersville
15	Durant House		June 18, 1976 (#76000714)	NW of St. Charles off Dean St. 41°55′38″N 88°20′50″W / 41.927222°N 88.347222°W / 41.927222; -88.347222 (Durant House)	St. Charles Township
16	Dutch Mill		June 4, 1979 (#79000843)	N of Batavia off IL 25 41°52′17″N 88°18′19″W / 41.871389°N 88.305278°W / 41.871389; -88.305278 (Dutch Mill)	Batavia
17	Elgin Academy		October 8, 1976 (#76000713)	350 Park St. 42°02′29″N 88°16′40″W / 42.041389°N 88.277778°W / 42.041389; -88.277778 (Elgin Academy)	Elgin
18	Elgin Downtown Commercial District		December 22, 2014 (#14001067)	Roughly bounded by Division, Villa, Center, Fulton & Grove. 42°02′12″N 88°17′01″W / 42.036588°N 88.283507°W / 42.036588; -88.283507 (Elgin Downtown Commercial District)	Elgin
19	Elgin Historic District		May 9, 1983 (#83000318)	Roughly bounded by Villa, Center, Park, N. Liberty, and S. Channing Sts. 42°02′11″N 88°16′28″W / 42.036389°N 88.274444°W / 42.036389; -88.274444 (Elgin Historic District)	Elgin
20	Elgin National Watch Company Observatory		August 16, 1994 (#94000976)	312 Watch St. 42°01′48″N 88°16′24″W / 42.03°N 88.273333°W / 42.03; -88.273333 (Elgin National Watch Company Observatory)	Elgin
21	Elgin Tower Building		May 22, 2002 (#02000542)	100 E. Chicago St. 42°02′15″N 88°17′03″W / 42.037461°N 88.284289°W / 42.037461; -88.284289 (Elgin Tower Building)	Elgin
22	Elizabeth Place		May 12, 2008 (#08000398)	316 Elizabeth Pl. 41°52′46″N 88°18′39″W / 41.879444°N 88.310833°W / 41.879444; -88.310833 (Elizabeth Place)	Geneva
23	Fabyan Villa		February 9, 1984 (#84001128)	1511 S. Batavia Ave. 41°52′16″N 88°18′43″W / 41.871111°N 88.311944°W / 41.871111; -88.311944 (Fabyan Villa)	Geneva
24	Fire Barn 5		August 5, 1991 (#91001002)	533 St. Charles Rd. 42°01′32″N 88°16′10″W / 42.025556°N 88.269444°W / 42.025556; -88.269444 (Fire Barn 5)	Elgin
25	First Methodist Church of Batavia		March 19, 1982 (#82002546)	355 1st St. 41°50′54″N 88°18′50″W / 41.848333°N 88.313889°W / 41.848333; -88.313889 (First Methodist Church of Batavia)	Batavia
26	First Universalist Church		November 7, 1980 (#80001374)	55 Villa St. 42°02′10″N 88°16′48″W / 42.036111°N 88.28°W / 42.036111; -88.28 (First Universalist Church)	Elgin
27	Sam and Ruth Van Sickle Ford House		March 8, 2016 (#16000056)	404 S. Edgelawn Dr. 41°45′12″N 88°21′33″W / 41.753429°N 88.359133°W / 41.753429; -88.359133 (Sam and Ruth Van Sickle Ford House)	Aurora
28	Fox River House		May 4, 1976 (#76000710)	166 W. Galena 41°45′32″N 88°19′04″W / 41.758889°N 88.317778°W / 41.758889; -88.317778 (Fox River House)	Aurora
29	GAR Memorial Building		August 23, 1984 (#84001130)	23 E. Downer Pl. 41°45′24″N 88°18′56″W / 41.756667°N 88.315556°W / 41.756667; -88.315556 (GAR Memorial Building)	Aurora
30	Garfield Farm and Tavern		June 23, 1978 (#78001156)	3NO16 Garfield Rd. 41°54′36″N 88°24′01″W / 41.91°N 88.400278°W / 41.91; -88.400278 (Garfield Farm and Tavern)	Campton Hills
31	Geneva Country Day School		August 21, 1989 (#89001111)	1250 South St. 41°52′59″N 88°19′13″W / 41.883056°N 88.320278°W / 41.883056; -88.320278 (Geneva Country Day School)	Geneva
32	Gifford–Davidson House		May 31, 1980 (#80001375)	363-365 Prairie St. 42°02′03″N 88°16′39″W / 42.034167°N 88.2775°W / 42.034167; -88.2775 (Gifford–Davidson House)	Elgin
33	Graham Building		March 19, 1982 (#82002543)	33 S. Stolp Ave. 41°45′26″N 88°18′57″W / 41.757222°N 88.315833°W / 41.757222; -88.315833 (Graham Building)	Aurora
34	Gray–Watkins Mill		December 17, 1979 (#79000846)	211 N. River St. 41°43′46″N 88°20′25″W / 41.729444°N 88.340278°W / 41.729444; -88.340278 (Gray–Watkins Mill)	Montgomery
35	Mrs. A. W. Gridley House		February 3, 1993 (#92001850)	637 N. Batavia Ave. 41°51′36″N 88°18′49″W / 41.86°N 88.313611°W / 41.86; -88.313611 (Mrs. A. W. Gridley House)	Batavia
36	Healy Chapel		February 28, 1985 (#85000361)	332 W. Downer Pl. 41°45′33″N 88°19′23″W / 41.759167°N 88.323056°W / 41.759167; -88.323056 (Healy Chapel)	Aurora
37	Holy Cross Church		May 20, 1999 (#99000587)	14 N. Van Buren St. 41°51′01″N 88°18′10″W / 41.850278°N 88.302778°W / 41.850278; -88.302778 (Holy Cross Church)	Batavia
38	Hotel Arthur		March 15, 2005 (#04001300)	2-4 N. Broadway 41°45′33″N 88°18′47″W / 41.759167°N 88.313056°W / 41.759167; -88.313056 (Hotel Arthur)	Aurora
39	Hotel Aurora		June 3, 1982 (#82002544)	2 N. Stolp Ave. 41°45′30″N 88°18′54″W / 41.758333°N 88.315°W / 41.758333; -88.315 (Hotel Aurora)	Aurora
40	Hotel Baker		December 8, 1978 (#78001157)	100 W. Main St. 41°54′49″N 88°18′54″W / 41.913611°N 88.315°W / 41.913611; -88.315 (Hotel Baker)	St. Charles
41	Joel H. Hulburd House		May 4, 2011 (#11000244)	304 N. 2nd Ave. 41°54′59″N 88°18′43″W / 41.916389°N 88.311944°W / 41.916389; -88.311944 (Joel H. Hulburd House)	St. Charles
42	Hunt House		November 12, 1982 (#82000397)	304 Cedar Ave. 41°54′54″N 88°18′38″W / 41.915°N 88.310556°W / 41.915; -88.310556 (Hunt House)	St. Charles
43	Keystone Building		March 18, 1980 (#80001370)	30 S. Stolp Ave. 41°45′26″N 88°18′57″W / 41.757222°N 88.315833°W / 41.757222; -88.315833 (Keystone Building)	Aurora
44	LaSalle Street Auto Row Historic District		August 1, 1996 (#96000856)	56-84 LaSalle St. and 57-83 S. LaSalle St. 41°45′18″N 88°18′48″W / 41.755°N 88.313333°W / 41.755; -88.313333 (LaSalle Street Auto Row Historic District)	Aurora
45	Library Hall		August 14, 1973 (#73000709)	21 N. Washington St. 42°06′37″N 88°17′16″W / 42.110278°N 88.287778°W / 42.110278; -88.287778 (Library Hall)	Carpentersville
46	Masonic Temple		March 19, 1982 (#82002545)	104 S. Lincoln Ave. 41°45′12″N 88°18′46″W / 41.753333°N 88.312778°W / 41.753333; -88.312778 (Masonic Temple)	Aurora
47	Memorial Washington Reformed Presbyterian Church		November 19, 1980 (#80001376)	W of Elgin on W. Highland Ave. Rd. 42°03′51″N 88°23′28″W / 42.064167°N 88.391111°W / 42.064167; -88.391111 (Memorial Washington Reformed Presbyterian Church)	Elgin	Middle Avenue Historic District, Bounded by S. Lake, Cross, S. River & Gale Sts., Aurora, 16000735, LISTED, 10/24/16
48	Middle Avenue Historic District		October 24, 2016 (#16000735)	Bounded by S. Lake, Cross, S. River & Gale Sts. 41°45′19″N 88°19′23″W / 41.755266°N 88.323145°W / 41.755266; -88.323145 (Middle Avenue Historic District)	Aurora
49	Robert and Elizabeth Muirhead House		January 12, 2016 (#15000965)	42W814 Rohrson Rd. 42°02′09″N 88°27′02″W / 42.035837°N 88.450635°W / 42.035837; -88.450635 (Robert and Elizabeth Muirhead House)	Plato Center
50	North Geneva Historic District		March 25, 1982 (#82002549)	Roughly bounded by RR tracks, Fox River, Stevens and W. State Sts. 41°53′23″N 88°18′30″W / 41.889722°N 88.308333°W / 41.889722; -88.308333 (North Geneva Historic District)	Geneva
51	Oaklawn Farm		July 26, 1979 (#79000848)	Army Trail and Dunham Rds. 41°57′02″N 88°16′10″W / 41.950556°N 88.269444°W / 41.950556; -88.269444 (Oaklawn Farm)	Wayne
52	Old Second National Bank		May 8, 1979 (#79000840)	37 S. River St. 41°45′28″N 88°19′06″W / 41.757778°N 88.318333°W / 41.757778; -88.318333 (Old Second National Bank)	Aurora
53	Paramount Theatre		March 18, 1980 (#80001371)	23 E. Galena Blvd. 41°45′25″N 88°18′54″W / 41.756944°N 88.315°W / 41.756944; -88.315 (Paramount Theatre)	Aurora
54	Ora Pelton House		August 12, 1982 (#82002548)	214 S. State St. 42°01′49″N 88°17′01″W / 42.030278°N 88.283611°W / 42.030278; -88.283611 (Ora Pelton House)	Elgin
55	Potter and Barker Grain Elevator		December 27, 2016 (#16000899)	1N298 La Fox Rd. 41°53′14″N 88°24′34″W / 41.887240°N 88.409391°W / 41.887240; -88.409391 (Potter and Barker Grain Elevator)	La Fox
56	Pure Oil Station		April 23, 2013 (#13000186)	502 W. State St. 41°53′17″N 88°18′40″W / 41.888107°N 88.31104°W / 41.888107; -88.31104 (Pure Oil Station)	Geneva
57	Riverbank Laboratories		November 28, 2003 (#03001204)	1512 Batavia Ave. 41°52′18″N 88°18′50″W / 41.871667°N 88.313889°W / 41.871667; -88.313889 (Riverbank Laboratories)	Geneva
58	St. Charles Hospital		June 7, 2010 (#10000312)	400 E New York St. 41°45′25″N 88°18′27″W / 41.756822°N 88.307425°W / 41.756822; -88.307425 (St. Charles Hospital)	Aurora
59	St. Charles Municipal Building		February 21, 1991 (#91000087)	2 E. Main St. 41°54′50″N 88°18′46″W / 41.913889°N 88.312778°W / 41.913889; -88.312778 (St. Charles Municipal Building)	St. Charles
60	St. Mary's Church of Gilberts		August 18, 1992 (#92001018)	10 Mattesen St. 42°06′23″N 88°22′30″W / 42.106389°N 88.375°W / 42.106389; -88.375 (St. Mary's Church of Gilberts)	Gilberts
61	Ephraim Smith House		June 6, 1980 (#80001377)	NE of Sugar Grove 41°47′12″N 88°26′52″W / 41.786667°N 88.447778°W / 41.786667; -88.447778 (Ephraim Smith House)	Sugar Grove Township
62	Spring–Douglas Historic District		April 28, 2000 (#00000410)	Roughly Spring St. and Douglas Ave., bet. River Bluff Rd. and Kimball Ave. 42°03′03″N 88°17′04″W / 42.050833°N 88.284444°W / 42.050833; -88.284444 (Spring–Douglas Historic District)	Elgin
63	Stearns–Wadsworth House		March 19, 1982 (#82002547)	1 S. 570 Bliss Rd. 41°50′40″N 88°24′26″W / 41.844444°N 88.407222°W / 41.844444; -88.407222 (Stearns–Wadsworth House)	Blackberry Township
64	Stolp Island Historic District		September 10, 1986 (#86001487)	Stolp Island 41°45′27″N 88°18′56″W / 41.7575°N 88.315556°W / 41.7575; -88.315556 (Stolp Island Historic District)	Aurora
65	Stolp Woolen Mill Store		September 1, 1983 (#83000319)	2 W. Downer Pl. 41°45′25″N 88°18′59″W / 41.756944°N 88.316389°W / 41.756944; -88.316389 (Stolp Woolen Mill Store)	Aurora
66	William A. Tanner House		August 19, 1976 (#76000711)	304 Oak Ave. 41°45′49″N 88°19′06″W / 41.763611°N 88.318333°W / 41.763611; -88.318333 (William A. Tanner House)	Aurora
67	Teeple Barn		December 10, 1979 (#79000844)	NW of Elgin on Randall Rd. 42°04′39″N 88°20′06″W / 42.0775°N 88.335°W / 42.0775; -88.335 (Teeple Barn)	Elgin	Destroyed in a 2007 storm.
68	United Methodist Church of Batavia		July 28, 1983 (#83000320)	8 N. Batavia Ave. 41°51′02″N 88°18′42″W / 41.850556°N 88.311667°W / 41.850556; -88.311667 (United Methodist Church of Batavia)	Batavia
69	Andrew Weisel House		February 26, 1982 (#82002550)	312 N. 2nd Ave. 41°54′59″N 88°18′42″W / 41.916389°N 88.311667°W / 41.916389; -88.311667 (Andrew Weisel House)	St. Charles
70	West Side Historic District		August 13, 1986 (#86001484)	Roughly bounded by W. Downer Pl., Lake St., Garfield Ave., and S. Highland St. 41°45′11″N 88°19′31″W / 41.753056°N 88.325278°W / 41.753056; -88.325278 (West Side Historic District)	Aurora
71	Louise White School		November 7, 1980 (#80001373)	Washington Ave. 41°51′03″N 88°18′14″W / 41.850833°N 88.303889°W / 41.850833; -88.303889 (Louise White School)	Batavia
72	Judge Isaac Wilson House		May 9, 1985 (#85000978)	406 E. Wilson St. 41°51′00″N 88°18′04″W / 41.85°N 88.301111°W / 41.85; -88.301111 (Judge Isaac Wilson House)	Batavia
73	Wing Park Golf Course		February 18, 2009 (#09000027)	1000 Wing St. 42°02′51″N 88°18′17″W / 42.047486°N 88.304622°W / 42.047486; -88.304622 (Wing Park Golf Course)	Elgin

Former listings