National Register of Historic Places listings in Kane County, Illinois

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

Location of Kane County in Illinois

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kane 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 75 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, and four former listings.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 5, 2021.[2]

Current listings

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed[4] Location City or town Description
1 Arcada Theater Building
Arcada Theater Building
August 16, 1994
(#94000977)
105 E. Main St. and 1st Ave.
41°54′49″N 88°18′43″W
St. Charles
2 Aurora College Complex
Aurora College Complex
February 16, 1984
(#84001126)
347 S. Gladstone Ave.
41°45′17″N 88°20′52″W
Aurora Eckhart, Davis, and Wilkinson Halls were the first buildings at Aurora College. The school, which moved to Aurora from Mendota, was long affiliated with the Advent Christian Church. Eckhart was the main hall, and the other two served as dormitories.
3 Aurora Elks Lodge No. 705
Aurora Elks Lodge No. 705
March 31, 1980
(#80001369)
77 S. Stolp Ave.
41°45′23″N 88°19′02″W
Aurora
4 Batavia Institute
Batavia Institute
August 13, 1976
(#76000712)
333 S. Jefferson St.
41°50′40″N 88°18′59″W
Batavia
5 William Beith House
William Beith House
December 7, 1983
(#83003575)
6 Indiana St.
41°54′40″N 88°18′46″W
St. Charles
6 Campana Factory
Campana Factory
April 6, 1979
(#79000841)
Roughly along Illinois Route 31 and Campana Rd.
41°51′54″N 88°18′58″W
Batavia A state-of-the-art factory built in 1936 for The Campana Company, a cosmetics manufacturer. It is an example of the 1930s Streamline Moderne trend. The factory incorporated many innovative elements, such as air conditioning and a unique assembly line method.
7 Campton Town Hall
Campton Town Hall
November 24, 1980
(#80001378)
W of Wasco at Town Hall Rd. and IL 64
41°55′56″N 88°25′45″W
Campton Hills
8 Central Geneva Historic District
Central Geneva Historic District
September 10, 1979
(#79000845)
Roughly bounded by Fox River, South, 6th and W. State Sts.; also 0-200, 300-500 blocks S. 6th, 11-13 S. 7th, 600 blocks of State, James, Campbell, Fulton & South, 9,11 N. 2nd Sts.
41°53′08″N 88°18′30″W
Geneva Second set of addresses represent a boundary increase approved July 10, 2017
9 Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Roundhouse and Locomotive Shop
Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Roundhouse and Locomotive Shop
February 16, 1978
(#78001154)
Broadway and Spring Sts.
41°45′39″N 88°18′30″W
Aurora The roundhouse for the Chicago and Aurora Railroad (later Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad) was a major employer in Aurora from 1856 to 1974. After it sat vacant for twenty-one years, a group of investors led by Walter Payton converted it into an entertainment complex. It is the oldest standing limestone roundhouse in the United States.
10 Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Depot
Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Depot
June 6, 1979
(#79000842)
155 Houston St.
41°51′05″N 88°18′37″W
Batavia The 1854 Gothic Revival train station was the first built for the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad. It was redicated as a museum in 1974.
11 City Building
City Building
March 21, 1979
(#79000847)
15 N. Riverside Ave.
41°54′51″N 88°18′46″W
St. Charles
12 Col. Ira C. Copley Mansion
Col. Ira C. Copley Mansion
March 29, 1978
(#78001155)
434 W. Downer Pl.
41°45′33″N 88°19′27″W
Aurora
13 Copley Hospital
Copley Hospital
April 18, 2019
(#100003648)
301 Weston Ave.
41°44′49″N 88°19′05″W
Aurora
14 Corron Farm
Corron Farm
May 21, 2018
(#100001925)
7N761 Corron Rd.
41°58′49″N 88°24′18″W
St. Charles vicinity
15 Country Tea Room
Country Tea Room
February 25, 1999
(#99000164)
14N630 IL 25
42°04′36″N 88°15′36″W
Dundee Township A historic restaurant built along future Illinois Route 25. Max McGraw, who brought the Toastmaster to the domestic market, purchased the building in 1926 and thrived as a tearoom. It was later converted to a full restaurant to meet the changing demands of travelers.
16 Dundee Township Historic District
Dundee Township Historic District
March 7, 1975
(#75000666)
Both sides of Fox River, including sections of E. Dundee, W. Dundee, and Carpentersville
42°06′07″N 88°16′55″W
East Dundee
West Dundee
Carpentersville
17 Durant House
Durant House
June 18, 1976
(#76000714)
NW of St. Charles off Dean St.
41°55′38″N 88°20′50″W
St. Charles Township
18 Dutch Mill
Dutch Mill
June 4, 1979
(#79000843)
N of Batavia off IL 25
41°52′17″N 88°18′19″W
Batavia
19 Elgin Academy
Elgin Academy
October 8, 1976
(#76000713)
350 Park St.
42°02′29″N 88°16′40″W
Elgin
20 Elgin Downtown Commercial District
Elgin Downtown Commercial District
December 22, 2014
(#14001067)
Roughly bounded by Division, Villa, Center, Fulton & Grove.
42°02′12″N 88°17′01″W
Elgin
21 Elgin Historic District
Elgin Historic District
May 9, 1983
(#83000318)
Roughly bounded by Villa, Center, Park, N. Liberty, and S. Channing Sts.
42°02′11″N 88°16′28″W
Elgin
22 Elgin National Watch Company Observatory
Elgin National Watch Company Observatory
August 16, 1994
(#94000976)
312 Watch St.
42°01′48″N 88°16′24″W
Elgin
23 Elgin Tower Building
Elgin Tower Building
May 22, 2002
(#02000542)
100 E. Chicago St.
42°02′15″N 88°17′03″W
Elgin
24 Elizabeth Place
Elizabeth Place
May 12, 2008
(#08000398)
316 Elizabeth Pl.
41°52′46″N 88°18′39″W
Geneva
25 Fabyan Villa
Fabyan Villa
February 9, 1984
(#84001128)
1511 S. Batavia Ave.
41°52′16″N 88°18′43″W
Geneva
26 Fire Barn 5
Fire Barn 5
August 5, 1991
(#91001002)
533 St. Charles Rd.
42°01′32″N 88°16′10″W
Elgin
27 First Methodist Church of Batavia
First Methodist Church of Batavia
March 19, 1982
(#82002546)
355 1st St.
41°50′54″N 88°18′50″W
Batavia
28 First Universalist Church
First Universalist Church
November 7, 1980
(#80001374)
55 Villa St.
42°02′10″N 88°16′48″W
Elgin
29 Sam and Ruth Van Sickle Ford House
Sam and Ruth Van Sickle Ford House
March 8, 2016
(#16000056)
404 S. Edgelawn Dr.
41°45′12″N 88°21′33″W
Aurora
30 Fox River House
Fox River House
May 4, 1976
(#76000710)
166 W. Galena
41°45′32″N 88°19′04″W
Aurora
31 GAR Memorial Building
GAR Memorial Building
August 23, 1984
(#84001130)
23 E. Downer Pl.
41°45′24″N 88°18′56″W
Aurora
32 Garfield Farm and Tavern
Garfield Farm and Tavern
June 23, 1978
(#78001156)
3NO16 Garfield Rd.
41°54′36″N 88°24′01″W
Campton Hills
33 Geneva Country Day School
Geneva Country Day School
August 21, 1989
(#89001111)
1250 South St.
41°52′59″N 88°19′13″W
Geneva
34 Gifford–Davidson House
Gifford–Davidson House
May 31, 1980
(#80001375)
363-365 Prairie St.
42°02′03″N 88°16′39″W
Elgin
35 Graham Building
Graham Building
March 19, 1982
(#82002543)
33 S. Stolp Ave.
41°45′26″N 88°18′57″W
Aurora
36 Gray–Watkins Mill
Gray–Watkins Mill
December 17, 1979
(#79000846)
211 N. River St.
41°43′46″N 88°20′25″W
Montgomery
37 Mrs. A. W. Gridley House
Mrs. A. W. Gridley House
February 3, 1993
(#92001850)
637 N. Batavia Ave.
41°51′36″N 88°18′49″W
Batavia
38 Healy Chapel
Healy Chapel
February 28, 1985
(#85000361)
332 W. Downer Pl.
41°45′33″N 88°19′23″W
Aurora
39 Holy Cross Church
Holy Cross Church
May 20, 1999
(#99000587)
14 N. Van Buren St.
41°51′01″N 88°18′10″W
Batavia
40 Hotel Arthur
Hotel Arthur
March 15, 2005
(#04001300)
2-4 N. Broadway
41°45′33″N 88°18′47″W
Aurora
41 Hotel Aurora
Hotel Aurora
June 3, 1982
(#82002544)
2 N. Stolp Ave.
41°45′30″N 88°18′54″W
Aurora
42 Hotel Baker
Hotel Baker
December 8, 1978
(#78001157)
100 W. Main St.
41°54′49″N 88°18′54″W
St. Charles
43 Joel H. Hulburd House
Joel H. Hulburd House
May 4, 2011
(#11000244)
304 N. 2nd Ave.
41°54′59″N 88°18′43″W
St. Charles
44 Hunt House
Hunt House
November 12, 1982
(#82000397)
304 Cedar Ave.
41°54′54″N 88°18′38″W
St. Charles
45 Keystone Building
Keystone Building
March 18, 1980
(#80001370)
30 S. Stolp Ave.
41°45′26″N 88°18′57″W
Aurora
46 Larkin Home for Children
Larkin Home for Children
December 31, 2018
(#100003264)
1212 Larkin Ave.
42°02′11″N 88°18′32″W
Elgin
47 LaSalle Street Auto Row Historic District
LaSalle Street Auto Row Historic District
August 1, 1996
(#96000856)
56-84 LaSalle St. and 57-83 S. LaSalle St.
41°45′18″N 88°18′48″W
Aurora
48 Library Hall
Library Hall
August 14, 1973
(#73000709)
21 N. Washington St.
42°06′37″N 88°17′16″W
Carpentersville
49 Masonic Temple
Masonic Temple
March 19, 1982
(#82002545)
104 S. Lincoln Ave.
41°45′12″N 88°18′46″W
Aurora Destroyed in a 2019 fire[5]
50 Memorial Washington Reformed Presbyterian Church
Memorial Washington Reformed Presbyterian Church
November 19, 1980
(#80001376)
West of Elgin on W. Highland Ave. Rd.
42°03′51″N 88°23′28″W
Elgin
51 Middle Avenue Historic District
Middle Avenue Historic District
October 24, 2016
(#16000735)
Bounded by S. Lake, Cross, S. River & Gale Sts.
41°45′19″N 88°19′23″W
Aurora
52 Robert and Elizabeth Muirhead House
Robert and Elizabeth Muirhead House
January 12, 2016
(#15000965)
42W814 Rohrson Rd.
42°02′09″N 88°27′02″W
Plato Center
53 North Geneva Historic District
North Geneva Historic District
March 25, 1982
(#82002549)
Roughly bounded by RR tracks, Fox River, Stevens and W. State Sts.; also 100-200 N. River Ln.
41°53′23″N 88°18′30″W
Geneva Second set of addresses represent a boundary increase approved July 10, 2017
54 Oaklawn Farm
Oaklawn Farm
July 26, 1979
(#79000848)
Army Trail and Dunham Rds.
41°57′02″N 88°16′10″W
Wayne
55 Old Second National Bank
Old Second National Bank
May 8, 1979
(#79000840)
37 S. River St.
41°45′28″N 88°19′06″W
Aurora
56 Paramount Theatre
Paramount Theatre
March 18, 1980
(#80001371)
23 E. Galena Blvd.
41°45′25″N 88°18′54″W
Aurora
57 Ora Pelton House
Ora Pelton House
August 12, 1982
(#82002548)
214 S. State St.
42°01′49″N 88°17′01″W
Elgin
58 Potter and Barker Grain Elevator
Potter and Barker Grain Elevator
December 27, 2016
(#16000899)
1N298 La Fox Rd.
41°53′14″N 88°24′34″W
La Fox
59 Pure Oil Station
Pure Oil Station
April 23, 2013
(#13000186)
502 W. State St.
41°53′17″N 88°18′40″W
Geneva
60 Riverbank Laboratories
Riverbank Laboratories
November 28, 2003
(#03001204)
1512 Batavia Ave.
41°52′18″N 88°18′50″W
Geneva
61 St. Charles Hospital
St. Charles Hospital
June 7, 2010
(#10000312)
400 E New York St.
41°45′25″N 88°18′27″W
Aurora
62 St. Charles Municipal Building
St. Charles Municipal Building
February 21, 1991
(#91000087)
2 E. Main St.
41°54′50″N 88°18′46″W
St. Charles
63 St. Mary's Church of Gilberts
St. Mary's Church of Gilberts
August 18, 1992
(#92001018)
10 Mattesen St.
42°06′23″N 88°22′30″W
Gilberts
64 Ephraim Smith House
Ephraim Smith House
June 6, 1980
(#80001377)
NE of Sugar Grove
41°47′12″N 88°26′52″W
Sugar Grove Township
65 Spring–Douglas Historic District
Spring–Douglas Historic District
April 28, 2000
(#00000410)
Roughly Spring St. and Douglas Ave., bet. River Bluff Rd. and Kimball Ave.
42°03′03″N 88°17′04″W
Elgin
66 Stearns–Wadsworth House
Stearns–Wadsworth House
March 19, 1982
(#82002547)
1 S. 570 Bliss Rd.
41°50′40″N 88°24′26″W
Blackberry Township
67 Stolp Island Historic District
Stolp Island Historic District
September 10, 1986
(#86001487)
Stolp Island
41°45′27″N 88°18′56″W
Aurora
68 Stolp Woolen Mill Store
Stolp Woolen Mill Store
September 1, 1983
(#83000319)
2 W. Downer Pl.
41°45′25″N 88°18′59″W
Aurora
69 William A. Tanner House
William A. Tanner House
August 19, 1976
(#76000711)
304 Oak Ave.
41°45′49″N 88°19′06″W
Aurora
70 United Methodist Church of Batavia
United Methodist Church of Batavia
July 28, 1983
(#83000320)
8 N. Batavia Ave.
41°51′02″N 88°18′42″W
Batavia
71 Andrew Weisel House
Andrew Weisel House
February 26, 1982
(#82002550)
312 N. 2nd Ave.
41°54′59″N 88°18′42″W
St. Charles
72 West Side Historic District
West Side Historic District
August 13, 1986
(#86001484)
Roughly bounded by W. Downer Pl., Lake St., Garfield Ave., and S. Highland St.
41°45′11″N 88°19′31″W
Aurora
73 Louise White School
Louise White School
November 7, 1980
(#80001373)
Washington Ave.
41°51′03″N 88°18′14″W
Batavia
74 Judge Isaac Wilson House
Judge Isaac Wilson House
May 9, 1985
(#85000978)
406 E. Wilson St.
41°51′00″N 88°18′04″W
Batavia
75 Wing Park Golf Course
Wing Park Golf Course
February 18, 2009
(#09000027)
1000 Wing St.
42°02′51″N 88°18′17″W
Elgin

Former listings

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Summary
1 Aurora Watch Factory May 8, 1986
(#86001009)
December 8, 1995 603 - 621 LaSalle St.
Aurora
2 Elgin Milk Condensing Co./Illinois Condensing Co. February 14, 1985
(#85000267)
April 17, 2003 Brook and Water Streets
Elgin Demolished in 1998.[6]
3 Old Hotel September 21, 1989
(#89001464)
March 14, 2002 241 Main Street
Sugar Grove
4 Teeple Barn
Teeple Barn
December 10, 1979
(#79000844)
January 2, 2020 NW of Elgin on Randall Rd.
42°04′39″N 88°20′06″W
Elgin Destroyed in a 2007 storm.[7]

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 Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on February 5, 2021.
  3. 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.
  5. https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191008/fire-destroys-history-as-lincoln-masonic-temple-burns-in-aurora
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2014-01-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=141928
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