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1830s house with original interior, includes Museum of Springfield History: Elijah P. Curtis House: Metropolis: Massac: Southern: Historic house: Late 19th-century house, operated by the Massac County Historical Society [28] Elizabeth History Museum: Elizabeth: Jo Daviess: Northern Illinois: Local history: Operated by the Elizabeth Historical ...
Location of Champaign County in Illinois. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.
The museum is located in 160-year-old former cigar factory at 123 North Church Street in Belleville, Illinois. It contains a collection of photographs, documents and patents relating to labor and industry in the city. The museum is open on Saturdays from 10-4 or by appointment. [2] [3]
Champaign County Historical Museum. [2] Located in the Historic Cattle Bank built in 1858. Features exhibits on the history of the area and the midwest as a whole. Chanute Aerospace Museum. [3] Showcases Illinois' role in aviation, featuring several hangars of planes on exhibit (Located in nearby Rantoul). Museum of the Grand Prairie. [4]
Champaign County Museums Network, formerly The Museums at the Crossroads Consortium, is a group of museums in Champaign County, Illinois, that collaborate to raise awareness about their respective institutions, on public programs, education, and outreach.
The Illinois State Museum was founded on May 25, 1877, as a showcase within the sixth Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, which was completed at that time. Amos Henry Worthen was first curator. As the state's government grew, the museum collection was moved from the Capitol Building to the newly constructed Centennial Building, now known as ...
The Cattle Bank building has been the home of the Champaign County History Museum since 2001. [4] Founded in 1972 and open for exhibition in 1974, the museum originally occupied the Wilber Mansion located at 907 W. University Ave. in Champaign, Illinois. [ 6 ]
The museum built a 3,000 sq ft (280 m 2) addition around 2013. It expanded again circa 2021, adding another 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m 2 ) and allowing the museum to consolidate the collection from seven hangars to one.