The Galesburg Historic District is a historic district in Galesburg,

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. The district includes 1049

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s and contains the town's original plat as well as several older neighborhoods. The section of the district south of North Street encompasses Galesburg's historic city center and its most significant landmarks, such as the Knox County Courthouse, the Knox County Jail, the Burlington Depot (which has since been torn down), and Main Street's commercial buildings. Knox College, the school Galesburg was founded to serve, and its historic

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are also located in the southern half of the district. The area north of North Street is mainly residential and is dominated by Queen Anne and

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

houses, including many transitional houses displaying elements of both styles. The district was added to the

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on November 21, 1976.

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Queen Anne architecture in Illinois Romanesque Revival architecture in Illinois Neoclassical architecture in Illinois Geography of Knox County, Illinois Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois National Register of Historic Places in Knox County, Illinois {{KnoxCountyIL-NRHP-stub