List of City of Peoria historic landmarks and districts

Historic Landmarks and Districts is a designation of the City of Peoria Historic Preservation Commission (HPC). Many of these landmarks are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Peoria has 6 local historic districts, 5 national historic districts, and 24 local historic landmarks.[1]

Historic Preservation Commission

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The City of Peoria's Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) approves new historic districts and landmarks and ensures historic site maintain their character.[1] Peoria's Historic Preservation Ordinance was adopted by the City Council in 1976 and amended in 1989.[1] The Historic Preservation Commission was authorized by Section 16-36.[1]

Guidelines

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The HPC has adopted guidelines are based on the ten standards of rehabilitation from the National Park Service.[1][2]

Criteria

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To submit a landmark or district for historic designation, applicants must include a map, pictures, and a narrative demonstrating how the proposed landmark meets criteria in Section 16-38 of the Historic Preservation Ordinance.[3][4]

(a) The historic preservation commission shall upon such investigation as it deems necessary, make a determination as to whether a nominated property, structure or area meets one or more of the following criteria.[3]

  1. Its character, interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the city, the county, the state or the United States of America deems it historically significant.
  2. Its location as a site of a significant local, county, state or national event.
  3. Its identification with a person who significantly contributed to the development of the city, the state or the nation.
  4. Its embodiment of distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style valuable for the study of a period, type, method of construction or use of indigenous materials.
  5. Its identification as the work of a master building designer, architect or landscape architect whose individual work has influenced the development of the city, the state or the nation.
  6. Its embodiment of elements of design, detailing, or craftsmanship that render it architecturally significant.
  7. Its embodiment of design elements that make it structurally or architecturally innovative.
  8. Its unique location or singular physical characteristics that make it an established or familiar visual feature.
  9. Its character as a particularly fine or unique example of a utilitarian structure with a high level of integrity or architectural significance.
  10. The owner(s) consent.

(b) Any structure, property or area that meets one or more of the above criteria shall also be suitable for preservation or restoration and have sufficient integrity of location, design, materials, and workmanship to make it worthy of preservation or restoration.

List of landmarks

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Individual landmarks

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Landmark Name Image Location Built Designation date NRHP date
Annette Smith Clemenceau Residence[5][6]   1517 W Barker Avenue 1902 December 2010 N/A
Charles Duryea Residence[5]   1512 W Barker Avenue 1897 July 2015 N/A
Edward S. Easton Residence[5]

(Endsley Funeral Home)

  1125 Main Street 1882 February 1994 N/A
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR Hall) and Greenhut Memorial[7]   416 Hamilton Blvd 1909 March 1996 July 13, 1976
Irving Primary School[7]   519 NE Glendale Avenue 1898 August 2006 N/A
John H. Hall Residence[5]   1415 NE Perry Avenue 1859 August 1993 N/A
Judge Jacob Gale House[5]   403-403 1/2 NE Jefferson Street c. 1839 November 1989 March 19, 1982
Judge John C. Flanagan Residence[5][8]   942 NE Glen Oak Avenue 1837 November 2023 March 19, 1982
Lincoln Carnegie Library[7]   1312 W Lincoln Avenue 1910 June 2009 May 28, 2014
McClure Library Branch[7]   315 W McClure Avenue 1937 August 2014 N/A
Musician’s Hall[7]   405 N Kumpf Boulevard 1856 March 1996 March 18, 1980
Peoria City Hall[7]   419 Fulton Street 1895-1898 February 1991 February 6, 1973
Peoria Mineral Springs and Residence[5]   701 W Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Drive c. 1843 June 1994 March 5, 1982
Peoria Women’s Club[7]   301 NE Madison Avenue 1893 April 2013 N/A
Pettengill-Morron House[5]   1212 W Moss Avenue 1868 December 2021 April 2, 1976
Residence[5]   802 NE Perry Street 1890s June 1994 N/A
Residence[5][6]   1412 NE Perry Avenue 1911 November 2010 N/A
Residence[5]   514 NE Madison 1890s May 1994 N/A
Residence[5]   516 NE Madison 1890s March 1994 N/A
Rock Island Depot and Freight House[7]   212 SW Water Street (32 Liberty Street) 1899 May 1999 December 22, 1978
Springdale Cemetery[7]   3014 N Prospect Road 1855 May 1998 December 10, 2004
Springdale Cemetery Gatehouse[7] 3014 N Prospect Road 1854

Demolished 2010

June 1999 N/A

Historic Districts

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National Historic Districts

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Landmark Name Image
Downtown Peoria National Historic District
Grand View Drive National Historic District
Northside National Historic District  
Warehouse National Historic District
West Bluff National Historic District

Local Historic Districts

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Landmark Name Image
Flora-Ellis Historic District
Glen Oak Historic District
Knoxville Avenue Historic District
Moss-High Historic District
Perry Avenue Historic District
Randolph-Roanoke Historic District  

Local Historic Streets

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Landmark Name Image
400, 500, 600 Blocks of Armstrong Avenue[9]  
Hamilton Boulevard Median[9]  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) | Peoria, IL". www.peoriagov.org. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  2. ^ "The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties: Rehabilitation as a Treatment and Standards for Rehabilitation (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  3. ^ a b "Local Historic Landmark/District Application". City of Peoria Historic Preservation Commission. 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  4. ^ "Municode Library". library.municode.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Local Landmarks - Historic Residences | Peoria, IL". www.peoriagov.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  6. ^ a b Sharp, John (2010-10-28). "Landmark request touches on history". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Local Landmarks - Historic Buildings | Peoria, IL". www.peoriagov.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  8. ^ Dalton, Alex (2022-11-25). "Peoria takes 'important step' for historic landmark on the East Bluff". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  9. ^ a b "Local Landmarks - Historic Streets | Peoria, IL". www.peoriagov.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
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