{"nrhp_refnum":"73000715","name":"Peoria City Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"419 Fulton St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Peoria","county":"Peoria County","state":"IL","lat":40.69241184300006,"lon":-89.59270441099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-02-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Peoria City Hall is a four-story red sandstone municipal building with a fifth-floor attic and basement, at 419 Fulton Street in Peoria, Illinois. It was built in 1897 and dedicated in January 1899.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the building as a fine example of Flemish Renaissance civic architecture, with a central Hall-Court plan, a stained glass skylight and extensive interior art work. It also stresses that it was built largely with local skill and labor and was considered a marvel of civic design when dedicated. Local significance is recommended.","narrative":"Peoria City Hall, at 419 Fulton Street, is a four-story red sandstone building with a large attic and basement, laid out roughly in an H shape under high hip roofs and topped by a bell tower. Contracts were let in 1897 to architects Reeves and Baillee, with William M. Allen as contractor, and the building was dedicated over three days in January 1899. It cost about $234,592, and the sandstone was finished by workhouse inmates, which cut expenses. Its Flemish Renaissance design includes stepped, ornate stone gables and seven bays on each facade. Inside, offices and meeting rooms surround central halls linked by a circular light well beneath a stained glass skylight. The cast iron staircase, marble floors, oak woodwork, murals and the fourth-floor council chamber add to the interior. Some fixtures and ceilings have been replaced over the years, though the exterior has changed little. It was listed for its architecture and its role in the city's civic life, at local significance.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (dedicated January 5, 1899)","architect_builder":"Reeves and Baillee, architects; William M. Allen, contractor","architectural_style":"Flemish Renaissance (with noted similarities to the Chicago School)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the City of Peoria and occupied as city government offices; condition marked good, with the bell tower, roof and gutters noted as needing repair.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.988806-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/39/8938/28893839/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/73000715.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000715/738aadfb83-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000715/738aadfb83-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.5","author":null,"credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peoria_City_Hall.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown author</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.5</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peoria_City_Hall.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100002825","name":"Downtown Peoria Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/downtown-peoria-historic-district-100002825/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893839","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peoria_City_Hall","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7166126"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/peoria-county/peoria-city-hall-73000715/"}