{"nrhp_refnum":"83003588","name":"North Side Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Perry, Caroline, Madison and Fayette Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Peoria","county":"Peoria County","state":"IL","lat":40.69570174100005,"lon":-89.58921785599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-11-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district on the lower terrace north of Peoria's Central Business Area in Peoria, Illinois, containing 343 structures built mainly between 1840 and 1925.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district reflects the elegant living of Peoria's merchant and industrial class, then the growth of the upper middle class and later urban apartment living. Its isolation between the bluff, the downtown and the river helped its buildings survive largely unaltered. It is also tied to prominent Peorians, including business leaders and sculptor Frederick Triebel, and to advances in streetcar transportation.","narrative":"North of downtown Peoria, Illinois, on the lower terrace between the river and the bluff, lies a neighborhood of 343 structures built mostly between 1840 and 1925. Small farms and large-garden houses gave way by 1870 to mansions of a new merchant and industrial class, followed by middle-class frame and masonry houses, cottages, bungalows, townhouses and apartment buildings. Architectural styles range from Federal and Greek Revival to Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne and Chateauesque. Horse-drawn and later electric streetcars encouraged settlement, and churches, a temple, schools, a women's club and the Scottish Rite Cathedral were built along its edges. Morton Square, deeded to the city in 1858, remains a neighborhood park. Residents included industrialists, bankers and the sculptor Frederick Triebel. Because growth was limited by surrounding geography and neighboring communities, many buildings escaped remodeling and still reflect the late nineteenth century. Brick sidewalks, wrought iron fences and tree-lined streets add to the historic character.","period_of_significance":"1840-1925","architect_builder":"VARIOUS","architectural_style":"Varied: Federal, French Second Empire, Italianate, Queen Anne, Cotswold Cottage, Eastlake, Romanesque Revival, Gothic Revival, Norman Revival, Greek Revival, Chateauesque","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition rated excellent, good and fair; the district is mostly residential, with some commercial, civic, religious and educational uses, and some large houses converted to offices without exterior changes.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.976458-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/49/8938/28893849/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/83003588.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003588/354a57eb38-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003588/354a57eb38-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Unknown artistUnknown artist","credit_html":"Unknown artistUnknown artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Residence_of_H._F._Day._605_N_Madison_Street,_Peoria,_Ill,_from_Robert_N._Dennis_collection_of_stereoscopic_views.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893849","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Side_Historic_District_(Peoria,_Illinois)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7056753"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/peoria-county/north-side-historic-district-83003588/"}