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

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.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed 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 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
14 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
15 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
16 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
17 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
18 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
19 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
20 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
21 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
22 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
23 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
24 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
25 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
26 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
27 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
28 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
29 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
30 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
31 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
32 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
33 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
34 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
35 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
36 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
37 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
38 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
39 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
40 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
41 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
42 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
43 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
44 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
45 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
46 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
47 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
48 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
49 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
50 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
51 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
52 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
53 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
54 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
55 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
56 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
57 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
58 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
59 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
60 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
61 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
62 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
63 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

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