Champaign County Historic Preservation Programs

Currently, Champaign County does not have a county preservation ordinance.  However, a number of buildings and sites in Champaign County are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Another federal program for documenting historic properties is the Historic American Building Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER).  HABS/HAER maintains records of America’s built environment.  The collection is contained in drawings, photographs, and written histories for more than 35,000 historic structures and sites dating from pre-Columbian times to the twentieth century.  On-line records can be found at http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/collections/habs_haer/.  Some Champaign County properties that are documented in HABS/HAER include the Phillips House, Blackberry School, Chanute Air Force Base, Penfield Elevators, Hazen Bridge, and the Homer Covered Bridge.

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Champaign County Historic Properties

The following is a list of Champaign County buildings and sites listed in the National Register.  Copies of the nominations can be found in the PACA Library at the Architectural Salvage Warehouse or on-line at the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency’s website (http://www.state.il.us/hpa) under Preservation Services, HAARGUS, property search by National Register, County.