Greenup Commercial Historic District


Greenup Commercial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Cumberland east from Mill, downtown
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Location	Greenup, Cumberland County, Illinois, USA
Coordinates	39°14′50″N 88°9′44″W / 39.24722°N 88.16222°W / 39.24722; -88.16222
Area	6.1 acres (2.5 ha)
Built	1927
Architect	Various
NRHP reference No.	91000083^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 21, 1991

The Greenup Commercial Historic District is a historic district located in the business district of Greenup, Illinois. The district includes 40 buildings, of which 31 are considered contributing buildings to the district's historic character.^[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 21, 1991.^[1]

Several of the businesses in the district feature overhanging porches on their front facades, lending Greenup the nickname "Village of Porches".^[3]^[4] The district includes Greenup's Carnegie library, which now houses the Cumberland County Military Museum.^[5]^[6] The Johnson Building, a commercial building and hotel constructed in 1895, is also located within the district; the building now serves as the Cumberland County Historical and Genealogical Museum.^[7]^[8]

Notes

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Property Information Report: Greenup Commercial Historic District". Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
^ Schabbing, Dawn (October 25, 2013). "Sweet Home Central Illinois: Greenup". Journal Gazette and Times-Courier. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
^ "History". Village of Greenup. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
^ "Property Information Report: Carnegie Library". Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
^ "The Cumberland County Military Museum". Cumberland County Historical and Genealogical Society. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
^ "Property Information Report: Johnson Hotel". Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
^ "The Johnson Building". Cumberland County Historical and Genealogical Society. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.

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