{"nrhp_refnum":"00000414","name":"Quincy Northwest Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Broadway, N. Secod, Locust, and N. Twelfth Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Quincy","county":"Adams County","state":"IL","lat":39.946300253500056,"lon":-91.40511155754548,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-05-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large mixed-use urban historic district of about 105 city blocks in the Northwest neighborhood of Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, north of Broadway and above the Mississippi River bluffs, with buildings dating from about 1840 to 1950.","why_significant":"The district is locally significant under Criterion C for its collection of high-style and vernacular buildings, ranging from wealthy mansions to laborers' cottages. It reflects Quincy's history as a Middle Western river town and has adapted over time as a mixed-use neighborhood.","narrative":"Quincy's Northwest neighborhood is a mixed-use district of roughly 105 city blocks, running twelve blocks north from Broadway and ten blocks east from Second Street, on bluffs above the Mississippi River. It holds 1,617 contributing and 459 noncontributing resources built between about 1840 and 1950. Large mansions with carriage barns sit near simple worker's cottages, and corner groceries and saloons with upstairs apartments were scattered among the houses. Local brick, limestone and wood shaped the buildings, and the styles include Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Craftsman and Prairie, along with vernacular forms such as Gabled Ell, Shotgun, Four Square and Bungalow. The district was listed for its architecture, representing the full range of building types from the wealthiest businessman's house to the laborer's cottage. It also reflects Quincy's history as a river town and its long record as a self-sufficient neighborhood close to downtown, rail and river transportation.","period_of_significance":"1840 to 1950","architect_builder":"Harvey Chatten, Ernest Wood, George Behrensmeyer, Martin J. Geise, John Batchy, Frank Tubbesing, Robert Bunce (all architects)","architectural_style":"Queen Anne, Italianate, Bungalow/Craftsman, I-house; also Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Second Empire, Romanesque Revival, Colonial Revival, Prairie and many vernacular types","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Remains a mixed-use neighborhood; the form says the district maintains its historical integrity, though demolition has compromised the dense character of some blocks.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.216192-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/73/8916/28891673/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/00000414.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000414/4f0e6a08cf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000414/4f0e6a08cf-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quincy_Northwest_Historic_District.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quincy_Northwest_Historic_District.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891673","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Northwest_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21197522"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/adams-county/quincy-northwest-historic-district-00000414/"}