Mount Sterling Commercial Historic District
Historic district in Illinois, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Historic district in Illinois, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mount Sterling Commercial Historic District is a historic business district located in downtown Mount Sterling, Illinois. The district, located immediately south of the Brown County Courthouse, includes four entire city blocks and parts of four others; 38 buildings, of which 35 are contributing buildings, are in the district.[2]
Mount Sterling Commercial Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Brown Co. Courthouse, Alley E of Capitol, South St., and Alley W of Capitol, Mount Sterling, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 39°59′11″N 90°45′52″W |
Area | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Italianate Commercial |
NRHP reference No. | 87000724[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 8, 1987 |
Nearly all of the buildings in the district are Italianate commercial buildings; the only exceptions are a Classical Revival bank building and the courthouse, which incorporates both Italianate and Classical Revival elements. Two government buildings are located in the district: the 1868 courthouse and the Mount Sterling public library, which is located in a former hardware store.[3]
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 1987.[1]
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