Greenup Commercial Historic District - Greenup, Illinois - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The community was named after William C. Greenup, a surveyor of the National Road and the first clerk of the Illinois Territorial Legislature. Greenup was plotted in 1834 by William Greenup as he surveyed the National Road from Marshall to Vandalia during the 1830's. Greenup served as the Cumberland County seat from 1843 to 1857.

Today, the town's historic district is filled with a number of antique shops. A great sense of pride exists for the town as the Main Street still runs along the original route of the National Road.

Street address: 122 E.--123 W. Cumberland St., 102 N.--203 S. Kentucky St., 101 N. Mill St. and 101 E.--100 W. Illinois St., Greenup, IL USA 62428 County / Borough / Parish: Cumberland County Year listed: 1991 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social - Department Store, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Restaurant, Specialty Store Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social - Meeting Hall, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store 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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