Downtown Champaign

This property includes the 1924 Illinois Central Station (116 North Chestnut, the C-U Station); the 1899 Illinois Central R.R. Passenger Station (Old Depot); the Water Tower; the Illinois Central R.R. Heating Plant; Shed Buildings #55, #58, & #59; and, the Illinois Central Freight Station (213 North Walnut).  These buildings and structures are significant by association with the growth and development of the railroad in Champaign.  The railroad provided for the establishment of Champaign and was central to the City’s economic and physical development since the 1850s.  Listed as a Local Historic District on August 18, 1998.