{"nrhp_refnum":"00000681","name":"Elm Street Court","other_names":["Buena Vista Court"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"1-8 Elm Street Court","address_restricted":false,"city":"Urbana","county":"Champaign County","state":"IL","lat":40.11189396700007,"lon":-88.21496976499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-06-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Elm Street Court is a residential district at 1-8 Elm Street Court in Urbana, Illinois, near downtown. It has eight Spanish Colonial Revival bungalows facing a central courtyard, built in the 1920s (the description gives 1925; the form lists 1926).","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the court is a rare Midwestern example of California- or Florida-style courtyard living, built in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, which is uncommon in Urbana. The eight bungalows, the courtyard, a birdbath, a lamppost and a Craftsman-influenced entrance retain their integrity. Each house is similar to the others yet distinct in parapet shape, stucco and detailing.","narrative":"Elm Street Court is a group of eight single-story bungalows arranged around a landscaped courtyard in one of Urbana's oldest residential areas, a couple of blocks west of downtown. Four houses line each side of a courtyard roughly 30 by 200 feet. Built in the 1920s in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, they have stucco walls, parapeted facades, iron window grilles, header brick trim and some red tile pent roofs. Each has two bedrooms, a brick chimney and a basement, yet each differs in parapet shape and stucco finish. Craftsman-style muntin patterns appear in the original windows and doors. The courtyard, a concrete birdbath, an ornamental lamppost and a freestanding concrete entrance at the north end contribute to the district. The district was listed for architecture because it is an unusual Midwestern example of California-style courtyard housing, and because the houses keep their original character. The rear garages were demolished in 1999, but the homes are still lived in.","period_of_significance":"1926","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Spanish Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as single dwellings. The original rear garages were torn down in September 1999, and the courtyard is described as well maintained.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.713725-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/12/8918/28891812/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/00000681.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000681/007ac129e4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000681/007ac129e4-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elm_Court_Urbana.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elm_Court_Urbana.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891812","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elm_Street_Court","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18149849"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/champaign-county/elm-street-court-00000681/"}