Pagoda - White Hall Historic District - White Hall, IL
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N 39° 26.163 W 090° 24.180
15S E 723506 N 4368386
Building 34 on the NRHP List.
Waymark Code: WMVPEQ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2017
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County of structure: Greene County
Location of structure: Main St. (US 67) & Ayres St., Whiteside park, White Hall
Structure built: 1909
Architect: J.K.G. Pierson
"34. PAGODA 1909 J.K.G. Pierson, Architect
Open park structure. Foundation of locally manufactured, imitation rough ahslar, concrete blocks. Support columns
of buff-colored press brick and balustrade of concrete blocks set with open spaces between. Dentiled cornice on
friezeboard and an oriental-inspired, bell-shaped hip roof-- hence origin of term "pagoda." Mostly original,
but some sections of balustrade replaced with unmatched concrete block.
Original use: Park Shelter
Current use: Same."
~ NRHP Nomination Form
"The White Hall Illinois, Historic District includes the two blocks on Main Street between Bridgeport and Ayers/Franklin streets, which form the central business district of the town. Also included are the city park, library and old foundry building on Jackson Street between Sherman and Ayers streets, directly east of Main Street. This area is clearly the town's business district and is totally surrounded by houses, which results in district boundary lines between the commercial and residential areas.
Whiteside Park contains the public library, an open park shelter and a Lorado Taft sculpture. Across Jacksonville Street, to the east of the park, is the old White Hall Foundry. There are a total of 37 separate structures in the district of which only 6 are non-contributing." ~ NRHP Nomination Form