{"nrhp_refnum":"79000863","name":"Griggsville Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Irregular pattern along Corey, Stanford, Quincy and Liberty Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Griggsville","county":"Pike County","state":"IL","lat":39.706097711500064,"lon":-90.72464722006129,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-01-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district of about 67 acres covering most of the central portion of Griggsville, Pike County, Illinois, centered on a north-south ridge known as Griggsville Mound with a westward extension along Quincy Street. It contains 125 structures, mostly residential and commercial, built chiefly from 1854 to the end of the 19th century.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district is one of the finest assemblages of mid- to late 19th-century architecture in any Illinois municipality of comparable size. It holds residential, commercial, religious and industrial buildings in styles including Federal, Greek Revival, Octagon, Italianate and Queen Anne. Together they give a relatively complete picture of a small 19th-century city. The form rates its significance as state level.","narrative":"Griggsville's historic district takes in the central part of a west-central Illinois town, following a north-south ridge known as Griggsville Mound and stretching west along Quincy Street. Of 125 structures, 52 were judged architecturally or historically special. Most date from 1854 to the close of the 19th century, and Italianate houses and storefronts are the strongest group. Federal, Greek Revival, Octagon, Carpenter Gothic and Queen Anne examples add variety. The commercial block on the south side of Quincy between Corey and Stanford has changed little since 1894, while Corey Street south of Congress forms a lively residential neighborhood. The town was laid out in 1834 as a speculative venture by eastern investors and grew as a trading center for farmland, with some river shipping and later a railroad in 1869. Listing recognized the unusually complete picture of a small 19th-century city, at a time when several major buildings had recently been demolished.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate predominant; also Federal, Greek Revival, Octagon, Carpenter Gothic, Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Ecclesiastical Gothic and Arts and Crafts","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as largely intact, with 52 of 125 structures evaluated as especially significant. Four major structures, including an 1873 Baptist Church, have been lost since 1974. Present use includes commercial, educational, religious, government and private residence.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.731538-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/1/8939/28893901/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/79000863.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000863/b07129fe87-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000863/b07129fe87-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Darren Green","credit_html":"Darren Green, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Griggsville,_Pike_County,_Illinois.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893901","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griggsville_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5608986"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/pike-county/griggsville-historic-district-79000863/"}