White Hall Historic District

White Hall Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	Roughly bounded by Bridgeport, Jacksonville, Ayers, and Main Sts., White Hall, Illinois
Coordinates	39°26′12″N 90°24′11″W / 39.43667°N 90.40306°WCoordinates: 39°26′12″N 90°24′11″W / 39.43667°N 90.40306°W
Area	11 acres (4.5 ha)
NRHP Reference #	86003145[1]
Added to NRHP	May 20, 1987

The White Hall Historic District is a 11-acre (4.5 ha) historic district in White Hall, Illinois. The district, which includes two blocks of Main Street and roughly one block of Jacksonville Avenue, encompasses White Hall's historic commercial district. Most buildings in the district are brick structures built in the 1870s, White Hall's main period of commercial development; however, some date from the early 20th century as well. Some of the early buildings in the district include the White Hall Foundry, which produced cast iron pieces for several other buildings; the Grange Block and the White Hall National Bank, two bank buildings with complementary styling; the Dawdy Building, the only surviving wood-frame structure in the district; and several Italianate buildings, such as the Union Hall, the Masonic Hall, and the Brantzel's Building. Significant 20th-century additions to the district include Whiteside Park, home to a sculpture created by Lorado Taft; the White-Griswold Memorial Library, the city's public library; the Vitagraph Theater, which features a decorative terra cotta facade; and the Prairie School Chapin Building.^[2]

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1987.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Russo, Edward J. (July 4, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: White Hall Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 17, 2014.