Nauvoo Historic District
Nauvoo Historic District | |
.jpg) Joseph Smith House | |
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| Location | Nauvoo, Illinois |
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| Built | 1839 |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000321 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHLD | January 20, 1961[2] |
Nauvoo Historic District is a historic district containing the city of Nauvoo, Illinois. The historic district is nearly coterminous with the City of Nauvoo as it was incorporated in 1840, but it also includes the Pioneer Saints Cemetery (40°32′13″N 91°21′03″W / 40.5369°N 91.3507°W), the oldest Mormon cemetery in the area, which is outside the town boundary.[3]
Contributing structures include:
- Brigham Young Home
- Concert Hall (no longer in existence)
- Heber C. Kimball House
- Jonathan Browning Houses and Workshops
- Joseph Smith Homestead
- Mansion House
- Masonic Temple
- Nauvoo House
- Nauvoo Illinois Temple
- Red Brick Store
- The Seventies Hall
- Times and Seasons Building
- Wilford Woodruff House
- Yearsley House
There are many non-contributing, modern structures in the district.
The district was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Nauvoo Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
- ^ a b Blanche Higgins Schroer and Ray H. Mattison (March 27, 1976) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Nauvoo, Illinois, National Park Service and Accompanying 12 images, from 1975 or undated, including one engraving reproduced from an 1873 book.
External links
- Historic Nauvoo - information on Nauvoo's historic sites, from the Illinois Nauvoo Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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