National Register of Historic Places listings in Kane County, Illinois

Location of Kane County in Illinois

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Kane County, Illinois.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kane 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.^[1]

There are 76 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, and four former listings.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 21, 2022.^[2]

Current listings[]

[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed[4]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Arcada Theater Building	More images	August 16, 1994 (#94000977)	105 E. Main St. and 1st Ave. 41°54′49″N 88°18′43″W / 41.913611°N 88.311944°W / 41.913611; -88.311944 (Arcada Theater Building)	St. Charles
2	Aurora College Complex		February 16, 1984 (#84001126)	347 S. Gladstone Ave. 41°45′17″N 88°20′52″W / 41.754722°N 88.347778°W / 41.754722; -88.347778 (Aurora College Complex)	Aurora	Eckhart, Davis, and Wilkinson Halls were the first buildings at Aurora College. The school, which moved to Aurora from Mendota, was long affiliated with the Advent Christian Church. Eckhart was the main hall, and the other two served as dormitories.
3	Aurora Elks Lodge No. 705	More images	March 31, 1980 (#80001369)	77 S. Stolp Ave. 41°45′23″N 88°19′02″W / 41.756389°N 88.317222°W / 41.756389; -88.317222 (Aurora Elks Lodge No. 705)	Aurora
4	Batavia Institute	More images	August 13, 1976 (#76000712)	333 S. Jefferson St. 41°50′40″N 88°18′59″W / 41.844444°N 88.316389°W / 41.844444; -88.316389 (Batavia Institute)	Batavia
5	William Beith House	More images	December 7, 1983 (#83003575)	6 Indiana St. 41°54′40″N 88°18′46″W / 41.911111°N 88.312778°W / 41.911111; -88.312778 (William Beith House)	St. Charles
6	Campana Factory	More images	April 6, 1979 (#79000841)	Roughly along Illinois Route 31 and Campana Rd. 41°51′54″N 88°18′58″W / 41.865°N 88.316111°W / 41.865; -88.316111 (Campana Factory)	Batavia	A state-of-the-art factory built in 1936 for The Campana Company, a cosmetics manufacturer. It is an example of the 1930s Streamline Moderne trend. The factory incorporated many innovative elements, such as air conditioning and a unique assembly line method.
7	Campton Town Hall	More images	November 24, 1980 (#80001378)	W of Wasco at Town Hall Rd. and IL 64 41°55′56″N 88°25′45″W / 41.932222°N 88.429167°W / 41.932222; -88.429167 (Campton Town Hall)	Campton Hills
8	Central Geneva Historic District	More images	September 10, 1979 (#79000845)	Roughly bounded by Fox River, South, 6th and W. State Sts.; also 0-200, 300-500 blocks S. 6th, 11-13 S. 7th, 600 blocks of State, James, Campbell, Fulton & South, 9,11 N. 2nd Sts. 41°53′08″N 88°18′30″W / 41.885556°N 88.308333°W / 41.885556; -88.308333 (Central Geneva Historic District)	Geneva	Second set of addresses represent a boundary increase approved July 10, 2017
9	Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Roundhouse and Locomotive Shop	More images	February 16, 1978 (#78001154)	Broadway and Spring Sts. 41°45′39″N 88°18′30″W / 41.760833°N 88.308333°W / 41.760833; -88.308333 (Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Roundhouse and Locomotive Shop)	Aurora	The roundhouse for the Chicago and Aurora Railroad (later Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad) was a major employer in Aurora from 1856 to 1974. After it sat vacant for twenty-one years, a group of investors led by Walter Payton converted it into an entertainment complex. It is the oldest standing limestone roundhouse in the United States.
10	Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Depot	More images	June 6, 1979 (#79000842)	155 Houston St. 41°51′05″N 88°18′37″W / 41.851389°N 88.310278°W / 41.851389; -88.310278 (Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Depot)	Batavia	The 1854 Gothic Revival train station was the first built for the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad. It was redicated as a museum in 1974.
11	City Building	More images	March 21, 1979 (#79000847)	15 N. Riverside Ave. 41°54′51″N 88°18′46″W / 41.914167°N 88.312778°W / 41.914167; -88.312778 (City Building)	St. Charles
12	Col. Ira C. Copley Mansion		March 29, 1978 (#78001155)	434 W. Downer Pl. 41°45′33″N 88°19′27″W / 41.759167°N 88.324167°W / 41.759167; -88.324167 (Col. Ira C. Copley Mansion)	Aurora
13	Copley Hospital		April 18, 2019 (#100003648)	301 Weston Ave. 41°44′49″N 88°19′05″W / 41.7469°N 88.3181°W / 41.7469; -88.3181 (Copley Hospital)	Aurora
14	Corron Farm		May 21, 2018 (#100001925)	7N761 Corron Rd. 41°58′49″N 88°24′18″W / 41.9803°N 88.4051°W / 41.9803; -88.4051 (Corron Farm)	St. Charles vicinity
15	Country Tea Room	More images	February 25, 1999 (#99000164)	14N630 IL 25 42°04′36″N 88°15′36″W / 42.076667°N 88.26°W / 42.076667; -88.26 (Country Tea Room)	Dundee Township	A historic restaurant built along future Illinois Route 25. Max McGraw, who brought the Toastmaster to the domestic market, purchased the building in 1926 and thrived as a tearoom. It was later converted to a full restaurant to meet the changing demands of travelers.
16	Dundee Township Historic District	More images	March 7, 1975 (#75000666)	Both sides of Fox River, including sections of E. Dundee, W. Dundee, and Carpentersville 42°06′07″N 88°16′55″W / 42.101944°N 88.281944°W / 42.101944; -88.281944 (Dundee Township Historic District)	East Dundee West Dundee Carpentersville
17	Durant House	More images	June 18, 1976 (#76000714)	NW of St. Charles off Dean St. 41°55′38″N 88°20′50″W / 41.927222°N 88.347222°W / 41.927222; -88.347222 (Durant House)	St. Charles Township
18	Dutch Mill	More images	June 4, 1979 (#79000843)	N of Batavia off IL 25 41°52′17″N 88°18′19″W / 41.871389°N 88.305278°W / 41.871389; -88.305278 (Dutch Mill)	Batavia
19	Elgin Academy	More images	October 8, 1976 (#76000713)	350 Park St. 42°02′29″N 88°16′40″W / 42.041389°N 88.277778°W / 42.041389; -88.277778 (Elgin Academy)	Elgin
20	Elgin Downtown Commercial District	More images	December 22, 2014 (#14001067)	Roughly bounded by Division, Villa, Center, Fulton & Grove. 42°02′12″N 88°17′01″W / 42.036588°N 88.283507°W / 42.036588; -88.283507 (Elgin Downtown Commercial District)	Elgin
21	Elgin Historic District	More images	May 9, 1983 (#83000318)	Roughly bounded by Villa, Center, Park, N. Liberty, and S. Channing Sts. 42°02′11″N 88°16′28″W / 42.0364°N 88.2744°W / 42.0364; -88.2744 (Elgin Historic District)	Elgin
22	Elgin National Watch Company Observatory	More images	August 16, 1994 (#94000976)	312 Watch St. 42°01′48″N 88°16′24″W / 42.03°N 88.2733°W / 42.03; -88.2733 (Elgin National Watch Company Observatory)	Elgin
23	Elgin Tower Building	More images	May 22, 2002 (#02000542)	100 E. Chicago St. 42°02′15″N 88°17′03″W / 42.0375°N 88.2843°W / 42.0375; -88.2843 (Elgin Tower Building)	Elgin
24	Elizabeth Place	More images	May 12, 2008 (#08000398)	316 Elizabeth Pl. 41°52′46″N 88°18′39″W / 41.8794°N 88.3108°W / 41.8794; -88.3108 (Elizabeth Place)	Geneva
25	Fabyan Villa		February 9, 1984 (#84001128)	1511 S. Batavia Ave. 41°52′16″N 88°18′43″W / 41.8711°N 88.3119°W / 41.8711; -88.3119 (Fabyan Villa)	Geneva
26	Fire Barn 5	More images	August 5, 1991 (#91001002)	533 St. Charles Rd. 42°01′32″N 88°16′10″W / 42.0256°N 88.2694°W / 42.0256; -88.2694 (Fire Barn 5)	Elgin
27	First Methodist Church of Batavia	More images	March 19, 1982 (#82002546)	355 1st St. 41°50′54″N 88°18′50″W / 41.8483°N 88.3139°W / 41.8483; -88.3139 (First Methodist Church of Batavia)	Batavia
28	First Universalist Church	More images	November 7, 1980 (#80001374)	55 Villa St. 42°02′10″N 88°16′48″W / 42.0361°N 88.28°W / 42.0361; -88.28 (First Universalist Church)	Elgin
29	Sam and Ruth Van Sickle Ford House		March 8, 2016 (#16000056)	404 S. Edgelawn Dr. 41°45′12″N 88°21′33″W / 41.7534°N 88.3591°W / 41.7534; -88.3591 (Sam and Ruth Van Sickle Ford House)	Aurora
30	Fox River House	More images	May 4, 1976 (#76000710)	166 W. Galena 41°45′32″N 88°19′04″W / 41.7589°N 88.3178°W / 41.7589; -88.3178 (Fox River House)	Aurora
31	GAR Memorial Building	More images	August 23, 1984 (#84001130)	23 E. Downer Pl. 41°45′24″N 88°18′56″W / 41.7567°N 88.3156°W / 41.7567; -88.3156 (GAR Memorial Building)	Aurora
32	Garfield Farm and Tavern		June 23, 1978 (#78001156)	3NO16 Garfield Rd. 41°54′36″N 88°24′01″W / 41.91°N 88.4003°W / 41.91; -88.4003 (Garfield Farm and Tavern)	Campton Hills
33	Geneva Country Day School	More images	August 21, 1989 (#89001111)	1250 South St. 41°52′59″N 88°19′13″W / 41.8831°N 88.3203°W / 41.8831; -88.3203 (Geneva Country Day School)	Geneva
34	Gifford–Davidson House	More images	May 31, 1980 (#80001375)	363-365 Prairie St. 42°02′03″N 88°16′39″W / 42.0342°N 88.2775°W / 42.0342; -88.2775 (Gifford–Davidson House)	Elgin
35	Graham Building	More images	March 19, 1982 (#82002543)	33 S. Stolp Ave. 41°45′26″N 88°18′57″W / 41.7572°N 88.3158°W / 41.7572; -88.3158 (Graham Building)	Aurora
36	Gray–Watkins Mill		December 17, 1979 (#79000846)	211 N. River St. 41°43′46″N 88°20′25″W / 41.7294°N 88.3403°W / 41.7294; -88.3403 (Gray–Watkins Mill)	Montgomery
37	Mrs. A. W. Gridley House	More images	February 3, 1993 (#92001850)	637 N. Batavia Ave. 41°51′36″N 88°18′49″W / 41.86°N 88.3136°W / 41.86; -88.3136 (Mrs. A. W. Gridley House)	Batavia
38	Healy Chapel		February 28, 1985 (#85000361)	332 W. Downer Pl. 41°45′33″N 88°19′23″W / 41.7592°N 88.3231°W / 41.7592; -88.3231 (Healy Chapel)	Aurora
39	Hobbs Building		June 17, 2021 (#100006645)	2-4 North River St. 41°45′33″N 88°19′00″W / 41.7593°N 88.3168°W / 41.7593; -88.3168 (Hobbs Building)	Aurora
40	Holy Cross Church		May 20, 1999 (#99000587)	14 N. Van Buren St. 41°51′01″N 88°18′10″W / 41.8503°N 88.3028°W / 41.8503; -88.3028 (Holy Cross Church)	Batavia
41	Hotel Arthur		March 15, 2005 (#04001300)	2-4 N. Broadway 41°45′33″N 88°18′47″W / 41.7592°N 88.3131°W / 41.7592; -88.3131 (Hotel Arthur)	Aurora
42	Hotel Aurora	More images	June 3, 1982 (#82002544)	2 N. Stolp Ave. 41°45′30″N 88°18′54″W / 41.758333°N 88.315°W / 41.758333; -88.315 (Hotel Aurora)	Aurora
43	Hotel Baker	More images	December 8, 1978 (#78001157)	100 W. Main St. 41°54′49″N 88°18′54″W / 41.913611°N 88.315°W / 41.913611; -88.315 (Hotel Baker)	St. Charles
44	Joel H. Hulburd House		May 4, 2011 (#11000244)	304 N. 2nd Ave. 41°54′59″N 88°18′43″W / 41.916389°N 88.311944°W / 41.916389; -88.311944 (Joel H. Hulburd House)	St. Charles
45	Hunt House		November 12, 1982 (#82000397)	304 Cedar Ave. 41°54′54″N 88°18′38″W / 41.915°N 88.310556°W / 41.915; -88.310556 (Hunt House)	St. Charles
46	Keystone Building	More images	March 18, 1980 (#80001370)	30 S. Stolp Ave. 41°45′26″N 88°18′57″W / 41.757222°N 88.315833°W / 41.757222; -88.315833 (Keystone Building)	Aurora
47	Larkin Home for Children		December 31, 2018 (#100003264)	1212 Larkin Ave. 42°02′11″N 88°18′32″W / 42.036355°N 88.308874°W / 42.036355; -88.308874 (Larkin Home for Children)	Elgin
48	LaSalle Street Auto Row Historic District	More images	August 1, 1996 (#96000856)	56-84 LaSalle St. and 57-83 S. LaSalle St. 41°45′18″N 88°18′48″W / 41.755°N 88.313333°W / 41.755; -88.313333 (LaSalle Street Auto Row Historic District)	Aurora
49	Library Hall	More images	August 14, 1973 (#73000709)	21 N. Washington St. 42°06′37″N 88°17′16″W / 42.110278°N 88.287778°W / 42.110278; -88.287778 (Library Hall)	Carpentersville
50	Masonic Temple	More images	March 19, 1982 (#82002545)	104 S. Lincoln Ave. 41°45′12″N 88°18′46″W / 41.753333°N 88.312778°W / 41.753333; -88.312778 (Masonic Temple)	Aurora	Destroyed in a 2019 fire[5]
51	Memorial Washington Reformed Presbyterian Church		November 19, 1980 (#80001376)	West of Elgin on W. Highland Ave. Rd. 42°03′51″N 88°23′28″W / 42.064167°N 88.391111°W / 42.064167; -88.391111 (Memorial Washington Reformed Presbyterian Church)	Elgin
52	Middle Avenue Historic District		October 24, 2016 (#16000735)	Bounded by S. Lake, Cross, S. River & Gale Sts. 41°45′19″N 88°19′23″W / 41.755266°N 88.323145°W / 41.755266; -88.323145 (Middle Avenue Historic District)	Aurora
53	Robert and Elizabeth Muirhead House		January 12, 2016 (#15000965)	42W814 Rohrson Rd. 42°02′09″N 88°27′02″W / 42.035837°N 88.450635°W / 42.035837; -88.450635 (Robert and Elizabeth Muirhead House)	Plato Center
54	North Geneva Historic District	More images	March 25, 1982 (#82002549)	Roughly bounded by RR tracks, Fox River, Stevens and W. State Sts.; also 100-200 N. River Ln. 41°53′23″N 88°18′30″W / 41.889722°N 88.308333°W / 41.889722; -88.308333 (North Geneva Historic District)	Geneva	Second set of addresses represent a boundary increase approved July 10, 2017
55	Oaklawn Farm	More images	July 26, 1979 (#79000848)	Army Trail and Dunham Rds. 41°57′02″N 88°16′10″W / 41.950556°N 88.269444°W / 41.950556; -88.269444 (Oaklawn Farm)	Wayne
56	Old Second National Bank	More images	May 8, 1979 (#79000840)	37 S. River St. 41°45′28″N 88°19′06″W / 41.757778°N 88.318333°W / 41.757778; -88.318333 (Old Second National Bank)	Aurora
57	Paramount Theatre	More images	March 18, 1980 (#80001371)	23 E. Galena Blvd. 41°45′25″N 88°18′54″W / 41.756944°N 88.315°W / 41.756944; -88.315 (Paramount Theatre)	Aurora
58	Ora Pelton House	More images	August 12, 1982 (#82002548)	214 S. State St. 42°01′49″N 88°17′01″W / 42.030278°N 88.283611°W / 42.030278; -88.283611 (Ora Pelton House)	Elgin
59	Potter and Barker Grain Elevator		December 27, 2016 (#16000899)	1N298 La Fox Rd. 41°53′14″N 88°24′34″W / 41.887240°N 88.409391°W / 41.887240; -88.409391 (Potter and Barker Grain Elevator)	La Fox
60	Pure Oil Station		April 23, 2013 (#13000186)	502 W. State St. 41°53′17″N 88°18′40″W / 41.888107°N 88.31104°W / 41.888107; -88.31104 (Pure Oil Station)	Geneva
61	Riverbank Laboratories	More images	November 28, 2003 (#03001204)	1512 Batavia Ave. 41°52′18″N 88°18′50″W / 41.871667°N 88.313889°W / 41.871667; -88.313889 (Riverbank Laboratories)	Geneva
62	St. Charles Hospital	More images	June 7, 2010 (#10000312)	400 E New York St. 41°45′25″N 88°18′27″W / 41.756822°N 88.307425°W / 41.756822; -88.307425 (St. Charles Hospital)	Aurora
63	St. Charles Municipal Building	More images	February 21, 1991 (#91000087)	2 E. Main St. 41°54′50″N 88°18′46″W / 41.913889°N 88.312778°W / 41.913889; -88.312778 (St. Charles Municipal Building)	St. Charles
64	St. Mary's Church of Gilberts	More images	August 18, 1992 (#92001018)	10 Mattesen St. 42°06′23″N 88°22′30″W / 42.106389°N 88.375°W / 42.106389; -88.375 (St. Mary's Church of Gilberts)	Gilberts
65	Ephraim Smith House	More images	June 6, 1980 (#80001377)	NE of Sugar Grove 41°47′12″N 88°26′52″W / 41.786667°N 88.447778°W / 41.786667; -88.447778 (Ephraim Smith House)	Sugar Grove Township
66	Spring–Douglas Historic District		April 28, 2000 (#00000410)	Roughly Spring St. and Douglas Ave., bet. River Bluff Rd. and Kimball Ave. 42°03′03″N 88°17′04″W / 42.050833°N 88.284444°W / 42.050833; -88.284444 (Spring–Douglas Historic District)	Elgin
67	Stearns–Wadsworth House		March 19, 1982 (#82002547)	1 S. 570 Bliss Rd. 41°50′40″N 88°24′26″W / 41.844444°N 88.407222°W / 41.844444; -88.407222 (Stearns–Wadsworth House)	Blackberry Township
68	Stolp Island Historic District	More images	September 10, 1986 (#86001487)	Stolp Island 41°45′27″N 88°18′56″W / 41.7575°N 88.315556°W / 41.7575; -88.315556 (Stolp Island Historic District)	Aurora
69	Stolp Woolen Mill Store	More images	September 1, 1983 (#83000319)	2 W. Downer Pl. 41°45′25″N 88°18′59″W / 41.756944°N 88.316389°W / 41.756944; -88.316389 (Stolp Woolen Mill Store)	Aurora
70	William A. Tanner House	More images	August 19, 1976 (#76000711)	304 Oak Ave. 41°45′49″N 88°19′06″W / 41.763611°N 88.318333°W / 41.763611; -88.318333 (William A. Tanner House)	Aurora
71	United Methodist Church of Batavia	More images	July 28, 1983 (#83000320)	8 N. Batavia Ave. 41°51′02″N 88°18′42″W / 41.850556°N 88.311667°W / 41.850556; -88.311667 (United Methodist Church of Batavia)	Batavia
72	Andrew Weisel House	More images	February 26, 1982 (#82002550)	312 N. 2nd Ave. 41°54′59″N 88°18′42″W / 41.916389°N 88.311667°W / 41.916389; -88.311667 (Andrew Weisel House)	St. Charles
73	West Side Historic District	More images	August 13, 1986 (#86001484)	Roughly bounded by W. Downer Pl., Lake St., Garfield Ave., and S. Highland St. 41°45′11″N 88°19′31″W / 41.753056°N 88.325278°W / 41.753056; -88.325278 (West Side Historic District)	Aurora
74	Louise White School	More images	November 7, 1980 (#80001373)	Washington Ave. 41°51′03″N 88°18′14″W / 41.850833°N 88.303889°W / 41.850833; -88.303889 (Louise White School)	Batavia
75	Judge Isaac Wilson House		May 9, 1985 (#85000978)	406 E. Wilson St. 41°51′00″N 88°18′04″W / 41.85°N 88.301111°W / 41.85; -88.301111 (Judge Isaac Wilson House)	Batavia
76	Wing Park Golf Course		February 18, 2009 (#09000027)	1000 Wing St. 42°02′51″N 88°18′17″W / 42.047486°N 88.304622°W / 42.047486; -88.304622 (Wing Park Golf Course)	Elgin

Former listings[]

[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1		Upload image	May 8, 1986 (#86001009)	December 8, 1995	603 - 621 LaSalle St.	Aurora
2		Upload image	February 14, 1985 (#85000267)	April 17, 2003	Brook and Water Streets	Elgin	Demolished in 1998.[6]
3		Upload image	September 21, 1989 (#89001464)	March 14, 2002	241 Main Street	Sugar Grove
4	Teeple Barn		December 10, 1979 (#79000844)	January 2, 2020	NW of Elgin on Randall Rd. 42°04′39″N 88°20′06″W / 42.0775°N 88.335°W / 42.0775; -88.335 (Teeple Barn)	Elgin	Destroyed in a 2007 storm.[7]

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