The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is tasked with the duty of maintaining most State-owned historic sites within Illinois, and maximizing their educational and recreational value to visitors. Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 25th 149,998 km² 340 km 629 km 4. ... A historic site is a location where pieces of history have been preserved. ...

History of agency

The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (IHPA) was created by State law in July 1985. The agency's oldest bureau, the Illinois State Historical Library, was created in 1889, but the origins of the agency could be said to date back to the burial of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois in 1865. For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ... Motto: Nickname: Map Political Statistics Founded 1819 Incorporated Sangamon County Mayor Timothy Davlin Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 156. ...

During the 20th century, the state of Illinois acquired and restored a wide variety of historic properties throughout the state. One key asset, the village of Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site at New Salem (Menard County), Illinois, was reconstructed in the 1930s. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... New Salem is the name of a former village in Menard County, Illinois in the United States. ...

The IHPA continued to grow after its creation in 1985, largely because of continued public interest in Lincoln as the bicentennial of his birth approached in 2009. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, also in Springfield, Illinois, was dedicated in 2005. Unlike most presidential libraries, the Lincoln Library is state-owned. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum was built in Springfield, Illinois in the historic downtown section, near many other Lincoln sites. ...

List of sites

The following 34 State Historic Sites, listed alphabetically, are under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency:

• Bishop Hill State Historic Site, Henry County
• Black Hawk State Historic Site, Rock Island County
• Bryant Cottage State Historic Site, Piatt County
• Buel House, Pope County
• Cahokia Courthouse State Historic Site, St. Clair County
• Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Madison County and St. Clair County
• Dana-Thomas House State Historic Site, Sangamon County
• David Davis Mansion State Historic Site, McLean County
• Douglas Tomb State Historic Site, Cook County
• Fort de Chartres State Historic Site, Randolph County
• Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site, Randolph County
• Grand Village of the Illinois, La Salle County
• U.S. Grant Home State Historic Site, Jo Daviess County
• Hotel Florence, Cook County
• Jarrot Mansion State Historic Site, St. Clair County
• Jubilee College State Historic Site, Peoria County
• Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices State Historic Site, Sangamon County
• Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site, Coles County
• Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site, Menard County
• Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Sangamon County
• Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site, Randolph County
• Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site, Woodford County
• Moore Home State Historic Site, Coles County
• Mount Pulaski Courthouse State Historic Site, Logan County
• Old Market House State Historic Site, Jo Daviess County
• Old State Capitol State Historic Site, Sangamon County
• Postville Courthouse State Historic Site, Logan County
• Pullman Factory, Cook County
• Rose Hotel, Hardin County
• Carl Sandburg State Historic Site, Knox County
• Shawneetown Bank State Historic Site, Gallatin County
• Vachel Lindsay Home, Sangamon County
• Vandalia State House State Historic Site, Fayette County
• Washburne House State Historic Site, Jo Daviess County

Henry County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Rock Island County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Piatt County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Pope County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... St. ... Cahokia was a Native American city located near Collinsville in west-central Illinois, across the Mississippi River from St. ... Madison County is the name of twenty counties in the United States, named after President James Madison: Madison County, Alabama Madison County, Arkansas Madison County, Florida Madison County, Georgia Madison County, Iowa Madison County, Idaho Madison County, Illinois Madison County, Indiana Madison County, Iowa Madison County, Kentucky Madison County, Mississippi... St. ... Sangamon County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... McLean County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Cook County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Randolph County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Randolph County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... La Salle County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Jo Daviess County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Cook County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... St. ... Peoria County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Sangamon County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Coles County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Menard County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Sangamon County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Randolph County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Woodford County is a county located in the state of Illinois, USA. As of 2000, the population is 35,469. ... Coles County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Logan County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Jo Daviess County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Sangamon County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Logan County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Cook County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Hardin County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Knox County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Gallatin County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Sangamon County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Fayette County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Jo Daviess County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ...

External links

http://www.state.il.us/HPA/