National Register of Historic Places listings in Stephenson County, Illinois

Location of Stephenson County in Illinois

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Stephenson County, Illinois.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. ^[1]

There are 16 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, and two former listings.

      This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 8, 2023. ^[2]

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Current listings

[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed [4]	Location	City or town	Description
1	John H. Addams Homestead	John H. Addams Homestead More images	April 17, 1979 (#79000871)	425 N. Mill St. 42°23′26″N89°38′16″W / 42.390556°N 89.637778°W / 42.390556; -89.637778 (John H. Addams Homestead)	Cedarville
2	AF and AM Lodge 687, Orangeville	AF and AM Lodge 687, Orangeville More images	May 9, 2003 (#03000354)	203 W. High St. 42°28′06″N89°38′44″W / 42.468333°N 89.645556°W / 42.468333; -89.645556 (AF and AM Lodge 687, Orangeville)	Orangeville
3	James Bruce Round Barn	James Bruce Round Barn More images	February 23, 1984 (#84001157)	S of Freeport 42°15′07″N89°38′57″W / 42.251944°N 89.649167°W / 42.251944; -89.649167 (James Bruce Round Barn)	Freeport
4	Central House	Central House More images	May 20, 1999 (#99000585)	210 W. High St. 42°28′09″N89°38′47″W / 42.469167°N 89.646389°W / 42.469167; -89.646389 (Central House)	Orangeville
5	Charles Fehr Round Barn	Charles Fehr Round Barn More images	February 23, 1984 (#84001152)	NE of Orangeville 42°29′46″N89°31′20″W / 42.496111°N 89.522222°W / 42.496111; -89.522222 (Charles Fehr Round Barn)	Orangeville
6	Gerald Harbach Round Barn	Gerald Harbach Round Barn More images	February 23, 1984 (#84001155)	US 20 42°19′40″N89°44′04″W / 42.327778°N 89.734444°W / 42.327778; -89.734444 (Gerald Harbach Round Barn)	Eleroy
7	Chris Jensen Round Barn		February 23, 1984 (#84001150)	11723 W. Galena Rd. 42°23′30″N89°50′06″W / 42.391667°N 89.835°W / 42.391667; -89.835 (Chris Jensen Round Barn)	Lena	Demolished [5]
8	Kellogg's Grove	Kellogg's Grove More images	June 23, 1978 (#78001191)	SE of Kent 42°17′46″N89°53′13″W / 42.296111°N 89.886944°W / 42.296111; -89.886944 (Kellogg's Grove)	Kent
9	Lena Water Tower	Lena Water Tower	February 20, 1997 (#97000034)	201 Vernon St. 42°22′49″N89°49′41″W / 42.380278°N 89.828056°W / 42.380278; -89.828056 (Lena Water Tower)	Lena
10	Dennis Otte Round Barn	Dennis Otte Round Barn More images	February 23, 1984 (#84001164)	E of Eleroy 42°20′01″N89°44′16″W / 42.333611°N 89.737778°W / 42.333611; -89.737778 (Dennis Otte Round Barn)	Eleroy
11	People's State Bank	People's State Bank More images	August 20, 2004 (#04000868)	300 W. High St. 42°28′15″N89°38′49″W / 42.470833°N 89.646944°W / 42.470833; -89.646944 (People's State Bank)	Orangeville
12	William Ritzman House	William Ritzman House More images	October 27, 2000 (#00000949)	10715 IL 26 N 42°27′33″N89°38′30″W / 42.459167°N 89.641667°W / 42.459167; -89.641667 (William Ritzman House)	Orangeville
13	Soldiers' Monument	Soldiers' Monument More images	June 1, 1998 (#98000461)	15 N. Galena Ave. 42°17′52″N89°37′19″W / 42.297778°N 89.621944°W / 42.297778; -89.621944 (Soldiers' Monument)	Freeport
14	Stephenson County Courthouse	Stephenson County Courthouse	January 17, 1974 (#74002284)	Courthouse Sq. 42°17′53″N89°37′19″W / 42.298056°N 89.621944°W / 42.298056; -89.621944 (Stephenson County Courthouse)	Freeport	Demolished; the building shown is the new courthouse, which was built on the site of the old one[ citation needed ]
15	Oscar Taylor House	Oscar Taylor House More images	May 11, 1984 (#84001165)	1440 S. Carroll Ave. 42°17′04″N89°36′54″W / 42.284444°N 89.615°W / 42.284444; -89.615 (Oscar Taylor House)	Freeport
16	Union House	Union House More images	May 11, 2000 (#00000472)	207 W. High St. 42°28′06″N89°38′45″W / 42.468333°N 89.645833°W / 42.468333; -89.645833 (Union House)	Orangeville

Former listing

[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Clyde Leek Round Barn		February 23, 1984 (#84001161)	December 8, 1995	N Dakota Rd.	Dakota
2	Freeport City Hall	Freeport City Hall More images	June 7, 2016 (#16000329)	January 2, 2020	230 W. Stephenson St. 42°17′51″N89°37′24″W / 42.297495°N 89.623231°W / 42.297495; -89.623231 (Freeport City Hall)	Freeport

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Illinois

References

1. The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
2. National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved December 8, 2023.
3. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
4. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
5. Travis, Dale. "Illinois Round Barns List" . Retrieved June 18, 2015.