Mound House (Greene County, Illinois)
The Mound House is an archeological site located in Greene County, Illinois in the Illinois River floodplain. The site is a multicomponent site; however, the mounds were constructed during the Middle Woodland and are associated with the Havana Hopewell culture. The mound center has two identified mounds.[2]
Mound House Site | |
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| Location | Eastern bank of the Illinois River, ½ mile west of the end of 600E |
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| Nearest city | Hillview, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39°29′36″N 90°35′01″W |
| Area | 10.5 acres (4.2 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001148[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 1, 1978 |
The site received its name because the previous landowner, a farmer, built a house on Mound 1, the largest mound. Since then the house has been removed and the land is owned by the Center for American Archeology.[3]
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 1, 1978.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Maruszak, Kathleen. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mound House Site. National Park Service, 1977-07, 4.
- "Mound House Site". Center for American Archeology. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
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