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The Galena Historic District is a historic district located in the city of Galena, Illinois, United States. The historic district encompasses 85 percent of the city of Galena and includes more than 800 properties. The downtown area consists of three successive tiers made up of Main, Bench and Prospect Streets.
Galena is the largest city in and the county seat of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. [7] It had a population of 3,308 at the 2020 census. [6] A 581-acre (235 ha) section of the city is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Galena Historic District.
The Old Market House was built by the city of Galena to serve as a city hall and enclosed public farmer's market. [2] A rapid increase in population in the Galena area in the 1830s and 1840s, largely a result of the discovery of galena, a kind of lead ore found in the region, had led to a sharp increase in demand for local foodstuffs.
The Galena Territory is a census-designated place in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 1,500 in 2020, [3] an increase from 1,058 in the 2010 census. [4] The territory was incorporated on July 26, 1973. [5] The community consists of a private 6,800-acre (28 km 2) development located several miles southeast of ...
From 1963 to 1965, the tollway was marked as US 30 Toll and ran along modern-day I-88, I-294, and the present-day IL 394 (which in 1963 was called IL 1 until 1964, when it became IL 394). The East-West Tollway portion was renamed to IL 190 in 1965 and eventually became IL 5 before becoming I-88 in 1988.
The Galena station of Galena, Illinois was built in 1857 and originally served the Illinois Central Railroad. [6] The two story Italianate structure is included in the Galena Historic District . Over the years, the station hosted the Illinois Central's Hawkeye , Iowan , Land O'Corn , and Sinnissippi trains.
The 1970s Illinois Historic Sites Survey noted the Washburne House for its importance architecturally as well as for its association with Elihu Washburne. [6] The Washburne House also lies within the Galena Historic District, designated in 1969, the district has more than 1,000 contributing properties. [7]
The new owner renamed the hotel the Northwestern Hotel in 1888. It was renamed to the Grand Hotel when sold to a Mrs. Jones in 1907. The Koummoutseas family purchased the hotel in 1961 and again renamed it the Galena Hotel. It is the oldest hotel still standing in Aurora. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 4, 1976. [1]