Upper Bluff Historic District - Joliet, IL - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

From the application to be part of the National Register of Historic Places:

Statement of Significance

The Upper Bluff Historic District is being nominated under the National Register criterion for its architecture, because of the following factors: the district is illustrative of the wide variety of architectural styles available in residential housing between 1873-1940 located primarily within the Upper Bluff Historic District; because much of the district developed as a distinct neighborhood within an expanding city; and because of the degree to which the structures are intact with a minimum of alterations (85% of all structures in the district are contributing).

The development of the Upper Bluff Historic District, which for the most part, took place after 1873 and well into the 1930’s, mirrors the difficult times as well as the times of progress within the city, the state and the nation. The neighborhood was a distinctively upper class subdivision where prominent members of the community built their family houses.

County / Borough / Parish: Will County Year listed: 1991 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Historic function: Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture Current function: Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Street address: Not listed Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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