Peoria Mineral Springs
Peoria Mineral Springs | |
![]() The house on the property where the springs are located. They are not open to the public. | |
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Location | 701 W. 7th Ave., Peoria, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 40°41′45″N 89°36′15″W / 40.69583°N 89.60417°WCoordinates: 40°41′45″N 89°36′15″W / 40.69583°N 89.60417°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1843, c. 11,500 B.C.E. |
Architect | Moss, Zealy |
Architectural style | Federal |
Website | Peoriamineralsprings.org |
NRHP reference No. | 82002593[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 5, 1982 |
Peoria Mineral Springs is 14,500-year-old natural spring in the city of Peoria, Illinois, United States. The site, also known as Spring Hill, is located on a hillside on the historic West Bluff.[2] In 1843, a "cave-like barrel-vaulted brick reservoir" was constructed; the structure is concealed within the hillside and captures the flow of three separate springs. The brick reservoir was built for Peoria's first water company, prior to that the site was a Native American campground. Artifacts can still be found around the site.[2] The site was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 1982.
Notes[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Peoria Mineral Springs," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, HAARGIS Database. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
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Categories:
- Industrial buildings completed in 1843
- Peoria, Illinois
- National Register of Historic Places in Peoria County, Illinois
- Springs of Illinois
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Bodies of water of Peoria County, Illinois
- 1843 establishments in Illinois