Waterloo Historic District - Waterloo, Illinois
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BruceS
N 38° 20.140 W 090° 08.989
15S E 749117 N 4246904
Historic district centered on the downtown area of Waterloo, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WM6AA1
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/01/2009
Views: 5
"Those parts of the city of Waterloo included in the Waterloo Historic District represent one of the most intact, although somewhat a-typical examples of the small, 19th Century county seat in Illinois. While the completeness of the example extends to governmental, commercial, residential, and industrial areas, the greatest interest centers on the town square and a two-block long section of Main Street that forms the core of both the city and the district. Dominated by the courthouse in the center, the square preserves extensive remnants of early and quite probably original residential development on its north, south and east sides -- an unusual arrangement that has concentrated the square's business activity on Main Street to the west. And the west side of Main Street is remarkable; of the sixteen structures comprising a gap-free wall from 4th to Mill, only two date from the 20th Century, with those in the first block--from Fourth to Third--all most certainly pre-dating the end of the Civil War." - National Register Nomination Form
Street address:
Main Street
Waterloo, Illinois
County / Borough / Parish: Monroe
Year listed: 1978
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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