Looking North On N. Main St. from W. Monroe St., Bloomington, Illinois
Explore #23 on March 18, 2021
A photo showing the west side of the 400 block of N. Main St. in downtown Bloomington. The cross-street in this photo is W. Monroe.
The seven buildings in this view were all completed in the 1870s and 1880s. All are contributing architectural properties in the Bloomington Central Business District listed in 1985 on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The district includes roughly twelve square blocks of the city and encompasses 140 buildings, 118 of which are contributing buildings to the district's historic character.
From left to right, the historic name, completion date and street address of the seven buildings are:
▪ McClun Block, 1872, 402-412 N. Main St. (Main Address), 101-103 W. Monroe St. (Side Address). The first three buildings on this block are listed as a single entity on the National Register nomination form.
▪ Phillip Ryan Building, 1887, 414 N. Main St.
▪ Elder Building, 1884, 416 N. Main St.
▪ Mason & Elder Block, 1883, 418-420 N. Main St.
▪ J. L. Beath Building, 1881, 422-424 N. Main St.
▪ McIntosh Building, c. 1875, 426 N. Main St.
▪ Harber Bros., 1886, 428-430 N. Main St.
Views of the front facades of the Philip Ryan Building and the Elder Building (3rd and 4th buildings from corner) were posted earlier in this series.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
Looking North On N. Main St. from W. Monroe St., Bloomington, Illinois
Explore #23 on March 18, 2021
A photo showing the west side of the 400 block of N. Main St. in downtown Bloomington. The cross-street in this photo is W. Monroe.
The seven buildings in this view were all completed in the 1870s and 1880s. All are contributing architectural properties in the Bloomington Central Business District listed in 1985 on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The district includes roughly twelve square blocks of the city and encompasses 140 buildings, 118 of which are contributing buildings to the district's historic character.
From left to right, the historic name, completion date and street address of the seven buildings are:
▪ McClun Block, 1872, 402-412 N. Main St. (Main Address), 101-103 W. Monroe St. (Side Address). The first three buildings on this block are listed as a single entity on the National Register nomination form.
▪ Phillip Ryan Building, 1887, 414 N. Main St.
▪ Elder Building, 1884, 416 N. Main St.
▪ Mason & Elder Block, 1883, 418-420 N. Main St.
▪ J. L. Beath Building, 1881, 422-424 N. Main St.
▪ McIntosh Building, c. 1875, 426 N. Main St.
▪ Harber Bros., 1886, 428-430 N. Main St.
Views of the front facades of the Philip Ryan Building and the Elder Building (3rd and 4th buildings from corner) were posted earlier in this series.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.