Late 19th Century Buildings On N. Main St., Bloomington, Illinois
A view of the west side of N. Main St. looking north from the middle of the 400 block toward Market St. The six buildings shown in this view were all completed in the 1870s and 1880s, and all are contributing 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 buildings are:
Historic Name: The Philip Ryan Building
Address: 414 N. Main St.
Year Completed: 1887
Architectural style: Victorian Romanesque
Original purpose: Philip Ryan Hardware Store
Historic Name: Elder Building
Address: 416 N. Main St.
Year Completed: 1884
Architectural style: Victorian Romanesque
Architect: George H. Miller
Original Purpose: Offices for Dr. W.A. Elder
Other: Upon its completion in 1884, the Elder building is said to have been the costliest store building that had been built up to that time in Bloomington.
Historic Name: Mason & Elder Block
Address: 418-420 N. Main St.
Year Completed: 1883
Historic Name: J. L. Beath Building
Address: 418-420 N. Main St.
Year Completed: 1881
Architectural style: Italianate
Other: The building at is currently the headquarters for the McLean County Democrats.
Historic Name: McIntosh Building, c. 1875,
Address: 426 N. Main St.
Year Completed: 1875
Historic Name: Harber Bros., 1886,
Address: 428-430 N. Main St.
Year Completed: 1886
Original Purpose: Office and warehouse for Harber Bros. farm machinery, wagons, buggies, and binder twine business.
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 home to State Farm Insurance, Country Financial and Beer Nuts. Illinois Wesleyan University is located here, while the neighboring city of Normal is home to Illinois State University and Heartland Community College. 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
Late 19th Century Buildings On N. Main St., Bloomington, Illinois
A view of the west side of N. Main St. looking north from the middle of the 400 block toward Market St. The six buildings shown in this view were all completed in the 1870s and 1880s, and all are contributing 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 buildings are:
Historic Name: The Philip Ryan Building
Address: 414 N. Main St.
Year Completed: 1887
Architectural style: Victorian Romanesque
Original purpose: Philip Ryan Hardware Store
Historic Name: Elder Building
Address: 416 N. Main St.
Year Completed: 1884
Architectural style: Victorian Romanesque
Architect: George H. Miller
Original Purpose: Offices for Dr. W.A. Elder
Other: Upon its completion in 1884, the Elder building is said to have been the costliest store building that had been built up to that time in Bloomington.
Historic Name: Mason & Elder Block
Address: 418-420 N. Main St.
Year Completed: 1883
Historic Name: J. L. Beath Building
Address: 418-420 N. Main St.
Year Completed: 1881
Architectural style: Italianate
Other: The building at is currently the headquarters for the McLean County Democrats.
Historic Name: McIntosh Building, c. 1875,
Address: 426 N. Main St.
Year Completed: 1875
Historic Name: Harber Bros., 1886,
Address: 428-430 N. Main St.
Year Completed: 1886
Original Purpose: Office and warehouse for Harber Bros. farm machinery, wagons, buggies, and binder twine business.
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 home to State Farm Insurance, Country Financial and Beer Nuts. Illinois Wesleyan University is located here, while the neighboring city of Normal is home to Illinois State University and Heartland Community College. 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