{"nrhp_refnum":"84000333","name":"Camp Lincoln Commissary Building","other_names":["the Castle"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1301 N. MacArthur Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springfield","county":"Sangamon County","state":"IL","lat":39.82079231900008,"lon":-89.66885966599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-11-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story rusticated Indiana limestone commissary building, built in 1903 at Camp Lincoln, an Illinois National Guard property at 1301 North MacArthur Blvd. in Springfield, Illinois. It measures about 80 by 60 feet and resembles a castellated fortress.","why_significant":"It is the oldest permanent building remaining at Camp Lincoln and the only one directly tied to the early history of the State Militia and the camp. It was built by the Culver Stone Company, a prominent Springfield firm, and is the only building of its fortress style by Culver still standing in Springfield.","narrative":"Built in 1903 at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, the Commissary Building is a two-story limestone structure measuring roughly 80 by 60 feet. Rusticated Indiana limestone walls, tapered at the foundation, corner turrets, buttresses and a cornice give it the look of a castellated fortress. Camp Lincoln was established in 1886 as a training center for the Illinois State Militia, and before this building went up, camp activities took place in tents or temporary wooden barracks. A hospital, the first permanent building, was demolished in the 1920s, leaving the Commissary as the only building directly linked to the camp's early years. It has served as a hospital, barracks, quartermaster storage and headquarters, and as a physical examination center during World War I. The Culver Stone Company built it, with Springfield architect and contractor Samuel J. Hanes also involved. Culver's similar Illinois Arsenal burned in 1934 and its stoneworks was demolished in 1983, making this the last such Culver building in Springfield. The building is now used for storage.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"S.J. Hanes/ Culver Stone Co.","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Currently used for storage; plans call for turning it into a military museum. Condition is listed as good and altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:34.574511-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/54/8940/28894054/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/84000333.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000333/f23e0f0e64-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000333/f23e0f0e64-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jdbrannon69","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Commissary_Lincoln_museum.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jdbrannon69</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Commissary_Lincoln_museum.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894054","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Lincoln_Commissary_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18706114"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/sangamon-county/camp-lincoln-commissary-building-84000333/"}