Nauvoo Historic District
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| Nauvoo Historic District | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark District) | |
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| Location: | Nauvoo, Illinois |
| Built/Founded: | 1839 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style(s): | No Style Listed |
| Designated as NHL: | January 20, 1961[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000321 |
| Governing body: | State |
Nauvoo Historic District is a historic district in Nauvoo, Illinois. This article is intended to describe the historic properties in some detail. The historic district is nearly the same as that of the City of Nauvoo, as it was incorporated in 1840, but it also includes the Pioneer Saints Cemetery, the oldest Mormon cemetery in the area, which is outside of the town boundary.[3]
Contributing structures include:
- Nauvoo Temple
- Joseph Smith Homestead
- Mansion House
- The Nauvoo House
- The Seventies Hall
- Concert Hall (no longer in existence)
- Masonic Temple
- Brigham Young House
- Heber C. Kimball House
- Wilford Woodruff House
- Times & Seasons Building
- Jonathan Browning Houses and Workshops
There are many non-contributing, modern structures in the district.
The district was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[1][3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Nauvoo Historic District. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ a b Blanche Higgins Schroer and Ray H. Mattison (March 27, 1976), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Nauvoo, IllinoisPDF (795 KiB), National Park Service. Accompanying 12 images, from 1975 or undated, including one engraving reproduced from an 1873 book.PDF (1.60 MiB)
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