Mount Sterling Commercial Historic District
The Mount Sterling Commercial Historic District is a historic business district located in downtown Mount Sterling, Illinois. The district, located immediately south of the Brown County Courthouse, includes four entire city blocks and parts of four others; 38 buildings, of which 35 are contributing buildings, are in the district.[2]
Mount Sterling Commercial Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Brown Co. Courthouse, Alley E of Capitol, South St., and Alley W of Capitol, Mount Sterling, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 39°59′11″N 90°45′52″W |
Area | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Italianate Commercial |
NRHP reference No. | 87000724[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 8, 1987 |
Nearly all of the buildings in the district are Italianate commercial buildings; the only exceptions are a Classical Revival bank building and the courthouse, which incorporates both Italianate and Classical Revival elements. Two government buildings are located in the district: the 1868 courthouse and the Mount Sterling public library, which is located in a former hardware store.[3]
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 1987.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Mount Sterling Commercial Historic District". Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- Christie, Robert (January 2, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Mount Sterling Commercial Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.