National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, Illinois

Summary


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

Location of Mercer County in Illinois

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Mercer 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 12 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another property was once listed but has been removed.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 22, 2024.[2]

Current listings edit

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed[4] Location City or town Description
1 Commercial House
 
Commercial House
May 9, 1983
(#83000332)
5th and Main St.
41°06′03″N 90°56′32″W / 41.1008°N 90.9421°W / 41.1008; -90.9421 (Commercial House)
Keithsburg
2 Downtown Aledo Historic District
 
Downtown Aledo Historic District
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June 7, 2016
(#16000328)
100-200 blocks N. College, 100, 200, 300 blocks S. College, 100 blk. NW. 2nd, 200 blk. SW. 2nd Aves.
41°12′05″N 90°44′57″W / 41.2015°N 90.7492°W / 41.2015; -90.7492 (Downtown Aledo Historic District)
Aledo
3 Gideon Ives House
 
Gideon Ives House
November 8, 2000
(#00001332)
408 E. Jefferson St.
41°10′10″N 90°59′39″W / 41.1694°N 90.9942°W / 41.1694; -90.9942 (Gideon Ives House)
New Boston
4 Keithsburg Historic District
 
Keithsburg Historic District
May 8, 1986
(#86001004)
Roughly bounded by Jackson, 5th, Washington, and 3rd Sts.
41°06′03″N 90°56′32″W / 41.1008°N 90.9422°W / 41.1008; -90.9422 (Keithsburg Historic District)
Keithsburg
5 Lock and Dam No. 17 Historic District
 
Lock and Dam No. 17 Historic District
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March 10, 2004
(#04000177)
173 Lock and Dam Rd.
41°11′31″N 91°03′29″W / 41.1919°N 91.0581°W / 41.1919; -91.0581 (Lock and Dam No. 17 Historic District)
New Boston
6 Mercer County Courthouse
 
Mercer County Courthouse
June 17, 1982
(#82002589)
100 SE 3rd St.
41°11′58″N 90°44′55″W / 41.1994°N 90.7486°W / 41.1994; -90.7486 (Mercer County Courthouse)
Aledo
7 Mercer County Fairgrounds
 
Mercer County Fairgrounds
May 2, 1997
(#97000380)
12th Ave., SW., .5 mi. S of jct. with IL 17
41°11′30″N 90°45′52″W / 41.1917°N 90.7644°W / 41.1917; -90.7644 (Mercer County Fairgrounds)
Aledo
8 Mercer County Jail
 
Mercer County Jail
July 25, 1997
(#97000816)
309 S. College Ave.
41°11′57″N 90°44′58″W / 41.1992°N 90.7494°W / 41.1992; -90.7494 (Mercer County Jail)
Aledo
9 Sherrard Banking Company
 
Sherrard Banking Company
February 16, 1996
(#96000092)
314 Third St.
41°19′08″N 90°30′20″W / 41.3189°N 90.5056°W / 41.3189; -90.5056 (Sherrard Banking Company)
Sherrard
10 James S. Thompson House
 
James S. Thompson House
December 3, 2002
(#02000846)
804 North St.
41°10′27″N 90°59′46″W / 41.1743°N 90.996°W / 41.1743; -90.996 (James S. Thompson House)
New Boston
11 Verdurette June 17, 2021
(#100005658)
665 65th Ave.
41°09′59″N 90°57′44″W / 41.1663°N 90.9622°W / 41.1663; -90.9622 (Verdurette)
New Boston
12 Levi Willits House
 
Levi Willits House
April 20, 1995
(#95000488)
202 Main St.
41°10′07″N 90°59′59″W / 41.1686°N 90.9997°W / 41.1686; -90.9997 (Levi Willits House)
New Boston

Former listing edit

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 United Presbyterian Church November 7, 1980
(#80001398)
July 17, 1984 Main and 8th Sts.
Keithsburg

References edit

  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 March 22, 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.

See also edit