Illinois · City
Elgin
10 places in Elgin, Illinois are on the National Register of Historic Places. Houses make up the largest group by what the buildings were for.
The earliest listing here is Elgin Academy, added Oct 8, 1976.
Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data. A point marks the record location and does not mean the place is open to visitors. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.
10
Listings
1976
First listing
Oldest on the register
| First listed | Elgin Academy · Oct 8, 1976 |
| Oldest construction date | Elgin Academy · built 1839 |
Listing dates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data. Construction years come from Wikidata, matched on reference number, and are on record for 2 of the 10 listings here. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.
Styles that appear most
Neoclassical 2Art Deco 1Colonial Revival 1Greek Revival 1Romanesque Revival 1Stick style 1
Style labels come from Wikidata and are on record for 7 of the 10 listings here. The count is the number of listings carrying each label. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.
Every listing
Elgin Academy▾ElginBuilding1976
- Address
- 350 Park St., Elgin
- Listed
- Oct 8, 1976
- Reference
- 76000713
- Built
- 1839
- Contributing
- 1 buildings
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Elgin National Watch Company Observatory▾ElginBuilding1994
- Address
- 312 Watch St., Elgin
- Listed
- Aug 16, 1994
- Reference
- 94000976
- Style
- Neoclassical architecture
- Contributing
- 1 buildings, 1 objects
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Elgin Tower Building▾ElginBuilding2002
- Address
- 100 E. Chicago St., Elgin
- Listed
- May 22, 2002
- Reference
- 02000542
- Built
- 1929
- Style
- Art Deco architecture
- Contributing
- 1 buildings
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Fire Barn 5▾ElginBuilding1991
- Address
- 533 St. Charles Rd., Elgin
- Listed
- Aug 5, 1991
- Reference
- 91001002
- Style
- Neoclassical architecture
- Contributing
- 1 buildings
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
First Universalist Church▾ElginBuilding1980
- Address
- 55 Villa St., Elgin
- Listed
- Nov 7, 1980
- Reference
- 80001374
- Style
- Romanesque Revival architecture
- Contributing
- 1 buildings
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Gifford-Davidson House▾ElginBuilding1980
- Address
- 363--365 Prairie St., Elgin
- Listed
- May 31, 1980
- Reference
- 80001375
- Contributing
- 1 buildings
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Larkin Home for Children▾ElginBuilding2019
- Address
- 1212 Larkin Ave., Elgin
- Listed
- Feb 1, 2019
- Reference
- 100003264
- Style
- Colonial Revival architecture
- Contributing
- 3 buildings
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Memorial Washington Reformed Presbyterian Church▾ElginBuilding1980
- Address
- W of Elgin on W. Highland Ave. Rd., Elgin vicinity
- Listed
- Nov 19, 1980
- Reference
- 80001376
- Style
- Greek Revival architecture
- Contributing
- 1 buildings
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Ora Pelton House▾ElginBuilding1982
- Address
- 214 S. State St., Elgin
- Listed
- Aug 12, 1982
- Reference
- 82002548
- Style
- Stick style
- Contributing
- 2 buildings
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Teeple Barn▾ElginBuilding2020
- Address
- NW of Elgin on Randall Rd., Elgin vicinity
- Listed
- Jan 3, 2020
- Reference
- 79000844
- Contributing
- 1 buildings
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Every listing here also appears on its county page for Kane.