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Nauvoo Historic District

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Nauvoo Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Joseph Smith House, Nauvoo (Hancock County, Illinois)
Joseph Smith House
Location: Nauvoo, Illinois
Built/Founded: 1839
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style(s): No Style Listed
Governing body: State
Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLD: January 20, 1961[2]
NRHP Reference#: 66000321

Nauvoo Historic District is a historic district containing the city of Nauvoo, Illinois. The historic district is nearly coterminous with the City of Nauvoo as it was incorporated in 1840, but it also includes the Pioneer Saints Cemetery (40°32′13″N 91°21′03″W / 40.5369°N 91.3507°W / 40.5369; -91.3507 (Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds)), the oldest Mormon cemetery in the area, which is outside the town boundary.[3]

Contributing structures include:

There are many non-contributing, modern structures in the district.

The district was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[2][3]

See also[]

  • History of Nauvoo, Illinois

References[]

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://www.nr.nps.gov/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nauvoo Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=210&ResourceType=District. Retrieved 2007-10-12. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Blanche Higgins Schroer and Ray H. Mattison (March 27, 1976) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Nauvoo, Illinois, National Park Service and Accompanying 12 images, from 1975 or undated, including one engraving reproduced from an 1873 book.

External links[]

U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Keeper of the Register · History of the National Register of Historic Places · Property types · Historic district · Contributing property
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Northeast
Other
Midwest
Nauvoo Visitors' Center • Nauvoo Temple • Nauvoo Historic District • Red Brick Store
Missouri
Other
Winter Quarters • Mormon Trail Center • Carthage Jail
West
Salt Lake City
Temple Square (Salt Lake Temple, Tabernacle, Organ, Assembly Hall) • Church Office Building • Joseph Smith Memorial Building • Church Administration Building • Conference Center • Relief Society Building • Brigham Young Complex (Beehive House, Lion House) • Family History Library • Church History Museum • Church History Library • Granite Mountain Records Vault
Other
Cove Fort • St. George Temple Visitors' Center • Laie Hawaii Temple Visitors' Center • Polynesian Cultural Center • Mormon Corridor • Martin's Cove • Pipe Spring National Monument
Non-U.S.


Coordinates: 40°32′53″N 91°22′55″W / 40.548°N 91.382°W / 40.548; -91.382

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