Mount Sterling Commercial Historic District

The Mount Sterling Commercial Historic District is a historic business district located in downtown Mount Sterling, Illinois. The district, located immediately south of the Brown County Courthouse, includes four entire city blocks and parts of four others; 38 buildings, of which 35 are contributing buildings, are in the district.[2]

Mount Sterling Commercial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Front of the courthouse
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Location	Roughly bounded by Brown Co. Courthouse, Alley E of Capitol, South St., and Alley W of Capitol, Mount Sterling, Illinois
Coordinates	39°59′11″N 90°45′52″W
Area	8 acres (3.2 ha)
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Italianate Commercial
NRHP reference No.	87000724[1]
Added to NRHP	May 8, 1987

Nearly all of the buildings in the district are Italianate commercial buildings; the only exceptions are a Classical Revival bank building and the courthouse, which incorporates both Italianate and Classical Revival elements. Two government buildings are located in the district: the 1868 courthouse and the Mount Sterling public library, which is located in a former hardware store.[3]

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 1987.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Mount Sterling Commercial Historic District". Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
3. Christie, Robert (January 2, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Mount Sterling Commercial Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 4, 2014.