List of City of Peoria historic landmarks and districts
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Historic Landmarks and Districts is a designation of the City of Peoria Historic Preservation Commission (HPC). Many of these landmarks are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Peoria has 6 local historic districts, 5 national historic districts, and 24 local historic landmarks.[1]
Historic Preservation Commission
[edit]The City of Peoria's Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) approves new historic districts and landmarks and ensures historic site maintain their character.[1] Peoria's Historic Preservation Ordinance was adopted by the City Council in 1976 and amended in 1989.[1] The Historic Preservation Commission was authorized by Section 16-36.[1]
Guidelines
[edit]The HPC has adopted guidelines are based on the ten standards of rehabilitation from the National Park Service.[1][2]
Criteria
[edit]To submit a landmark or district for historic designation, applicants must include a map, pictures, and a narrative demonstrating how the proposed landmark meets criteria in Section 16-38 of the Historic Preservation Ordinance.[3][4]
(a) The historic preservation commission shall upon such investigation as it deems necessary, make a determination as to whether a nominated property, structure or area meets one or more of the following criteria.[3]
- Its character, interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the city, the county, the state or the United States of America deems it historically significant.
- Its location as a site of a significant local, county, state or national event.
- Its identification with a person who significantly contributed to the development of the city, the state or the nation.
- Its embodiment of distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style valuable for the study of a period, type, method of construction or use of indigenous materials.
- Its identification as the work of a master building designer, architect or landscape architect whose individual work has influenced the development of the city, the state or the nation.
- Its embodiment of elements of design, detailing, or craftsmanship that render it architecturally significant.
- Its embodiment of design elements that make it structurally or architecturally innovative.
- Its unique location or singular physical characteristics that make it an established or familiar visual feature.
- Its character as a particularly fine or unique example of a utilitarian structure with a high level of integrity or architectural significance.
- The owner(s) consent.
(b) Any structure, property or area that meets one or more of the above criteria shall also be suitable for preservation or restoration and have sufficient integrity of location, design, materials, and workmanship to make it worthy of preservation or restoration.
List of landmarks
[edit]Individual landmarks
[edit]Landmark Name | Image | Location | Built | Designation date | NRHP date |
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Annette Smith Clemenceau Residence[5][6] | ![]() |
1517 W Barker Avenue | 1902 | December 2010 | N/A |
Charles Duryea Residence[5] | ![]() |
1512 W Barker Avenue | 1897 | July 2015 | N/A |
Edward S. Easton Residence[5]
(Endsley Funeral Home) |
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1125 Main Street | 1882 | February 1994 | N/A |
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR Hall) and Greenhut Memorial[7] | ![]() |
416 Hamilton Blvd | 1909 | March 1996 | July 13, 1976 |
Irving Primary School[7] | ![]() |
519 NE Glendale Avenue | 1898 | August 2006 | N/A |
John H. Hall Residence[5] | ![]() |
1415 NE Perry Avenue | 1859 | August 1993 | N/A |
Judge Jacob Gale House[5] | 403-403 1/2 NE Jefferson Street | c. 1839 | November 1989 | March 19, 1982 | |
Judge John C. Flanagan Residence[5][8] | 942 NE Glen Oak Avenue | 1837 | November 2023 | March 19, 1982 | |
Lincoln Carnegie Library[7] | ![]() |
1312 W Lincoln Avenue | 1910 | June 2009 | May 28, 2014 |
McClure Library Branch[7] | ![]() |
315 W McClure Avenue | 1937 | August 2014 | N/A |
Musician’s Hall[7] | 405 N Kumpf Boulevard | 1856 | March 1996 | March 18, 1980 | |
Peoria City Hall[7] | 419 Fulton Street | 1895-1898 | February 1991 | February 6, 1973 | |
Peoria Mineral Springs and Residence[5] | ![]() |
701 W Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Drive | c. 1843 | June 1994 | March 5, 1982 |
Peoria Women’s Club[7] | ![]() |
301 NE Madison Avenue | 1893 | April 2013 | N/A |
Pettengill-Morron House[5] | 1212 W Moss Avenue | 1868 | December 2021 | April 2, 1976 | |
Residence[5] | ![]() |
802 NE Perry Street | 1890s | June 1994 | N/A |
Residence[5][6] | ![]() |
1412 NE Perry Avenue | 1911 | November 2010 | N/A |
Residence[5] | ![]() |
514 NE Madison | 1890s | May 1994 | N/A |
Residence[5] | ![]() |
516 NE Madison | 1890s | March 1994 | N/A |
Rock Island Depot and Freight House[7] | ![]() |
212 SW Water Street (32 Liberty Street) | 1899 | May 1999 | December 22, 1978 |
Springdale Cemetery[7] | 3014 N Prospect Road | 1855 | May 1998 | December 10, 2004 | |
Springdale Cemetery Gatehouse[7] | 3014 N Prospect Road | 1854
Demolished 2010 |
June 1999 | N/A |
Historic Districts
[edit]National Historic Districts
[edit]Local Historic Districts
[edit]Local Historic Streets
[edit]Landmark Name | Image |
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400, 500, 600 Blocks of Armstrong Avenue[9] | ![]() |
Hamilton Boulevard Median[9] | ![]() |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) | Peoria, IL". www.peoriagov.org. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties: Rehabilitation as a Treatment and Standards for Rehabilitation (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ a b "Local Historic Landmark/District Application". City of Peoria Historic Preservation Commission. 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Municode Library". library.municode.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Local Landmarks - Historic Residences | Peoria, IL". www.peoriagov.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ a b Sharp, John (2010-10-28). "Landmark request touches on history". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Local Landmarks - Historic Buildings | Peoria, IL". www.peoriagov.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ Dalton, Alex (2022-11-25). "Peoria takes 'important step' for historic landmark on the East Bluff". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ a b "Local Landmarks - Historic Streets | Peoria, IL". www.peoriagov.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.