Waterloo Historic District - Waterloo, Illinois
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member 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
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member deano1943
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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