 The
City of Belleville, founded in 1814, boasts one of the largest National
Register historic districts in Illinois, including more than 700
commercial, industrial, and residential sites. Belleville is the
St. Clair County Seat and is the center of the earliest and largest
German migration to the State of Illinois. This migration began in
1830.Downtown Belleville contains a National Register of Historic
Places District, so designated by the Department of Interior.
Belleville also has locally zoned historic districts, "The Old
Belleville Historic District" the "Hexenbuckel Historic District" and
the "Oakland Historic District". These districts, containing
nicely maintained family homes, commercial and rental |
properties,
are located in the near southeast and near southeast quadrants of the
City.Three museum homes, maintained by the St. Clair County
Historical Society, are within the Old Belleville District.
German Street houses, as well as, large spacious mansions, are
available for restoration. The Historic Preservation Commission
provides architectural advice to property owners in Belleville Historic
Districts. There is no fee involved.
The design guideline manual provides information |
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