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Location of Knox County in Illinois

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Knox 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 7 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

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed [4] Location City or town Description
1 J. Newton Conger House
J. Newton Conger House
J. Newton Conger House
April 20, 1979
( #79003111)
334 N. Knox St.
41°04′33″N 90°13′41″W / 41.075833°N 90.228056°W / 41.075833; -90.228056 (J. Newton Conger House)
Oneida
2 Galesburg Historic District
Galesburg Historic District
Galesburg Historic District
November 21, 1976
( #76000715)
Roughly bounded by Berrien, Clark, Pearl, and Sanborn Sts.
40°57′07″N 90°22′09″W / 40.951944°N 90.369167°W / 40.951944; -90.369167 (Galesburg Historic District)
Galesburg
3 Knox County Courthouse and Hall of Records
Knox County Courthouse and Hall of Records
Knox County Courthouse and Hall of Records
February 13, 1992
( #92000051)
Public Sq., Main St.
40°54′30″N 90°17′04″W / 40.908333°N 90.284444°W / 40.908333; -90.284444 (Knox County Courthouse and Hall of Records)
Knoxville
4 Knox County Jail
Knox County Jail
Knox County Jail
February 13, 1992
( #92000050)
Public Sq., Market St.
40°54′31″N 90°17′07″W / 40.908694°N 90.285139°W / 40.908694; -90.285139 (Knox County Jail)
Knoxville
5 Meetinghouse of the Central Congregational Church
Meetinghouse of the Central Congregational Church
Meetinghouse of the Central Congregational Church
September 30, 1976
( #76000716)
Central Sq.
40°56′48″N 90°22′18″W / 40.946667°N 90.371667°W / 40.946667; -90.371667 (Meetinghouse of the Central Congregational Church)
Galesburg
6 Old Main, Knox College
Old Main, Knox College
Old Main, Knox College
October 15, 1966
( #66000323)
Knox College campus
40°56′36″N 90°22′14″W / 40.943333°N 90.370556°W / 40.943333; -90.370556 (Old Main, Knox College)
Galesburg Charles Ulricson, architect.
Site of the October 7, 1858 Lincoln–Douglas debate.
7 Walnut Grove Farm
Walnut Grove Farm
Walnut Grove Farm
August 24, 1989
( #89001114)
Knox Station Rd., 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Knoxville
40°55′11″N 90°16′07″W / 40.919722°N 90.268611°W / 40.919722; -90.268611 (Walnut Grove Farm)
Knoxville

Former listing

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Wolf Covered Bridge December 4, 1974
(#74000763)
December 8, 1995 NW of Yates City on CR 17 over Spoon River
Yates City Destroyed by fire in 1994.

See also

References

  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.