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powered by FreeFind Search this site	Illinois Nauvoo C Webb Blacksmith Shop Parley Street Nauvoo IL 62354 Phone 217 453-2498 Web Site www.lds.org/basicbeliefs/placestovisit/1054.html Description Building Type Trade/Craft Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus: Building Group Identity Latter Day Saints Illinois Nauvoo Cultural Hall Young Street Nauvoo IL 62354 Phone 217 453-6351 Web Site http://www.lds.org/placestovisit/location/0,10634,1845-1-1-1,00.html Alt Web http://www.algonet.se/~daba/lds/masons.htm Description multi-purpose structure used by LDS members, used as a Freemason lodge Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus Building Building Type Civic New or Updated: 07/10/2003 IL Nauvoo Lyon Drugstore Main Street MAIL Nauvoo Visitors' Center, Main & Young Nauvoo IL 62354 Phone 217 453-6448 Web Site *** Toll Free 888 453-6434 Alt Web http://www.beautifulnauvoo.com/site/visit.cfm?PT=2 Description drug store while Nauvoo was LDS community Type of Resource Historic Place Building Type Commercial Group Identity Latter Day Saints Era 1843 New or Updated: 07/12/2003 IL Nauvoo Seventies Hall Parley Street MAIL Nauvoo Visitors' Center, Main & Young Nauvoo IL 62354 Phone 217 453-6410 Web Site * Toll Free 888 453-6434 Alt Web http://www.lds.org/placestovisit/location/0,10634,1857-1-1-1,00.html Description early priesthood education center, library & museum Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus Building Building Type Civic Group Identity Latter Day Saints Era 1844 New or Updated:** 07/13/2003
	Illinois Old Shawneetown Shawneetown Bank SHS RR1 Old Shawneetown IL 62984 Phone 618 269-3303 Web Site http://www.state.il.us/hpa/Sites/ShawneetownBank.htm Description oldest bank building in Illinois, open by appointment only Building Type Bank Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus: Building Owner/Operator: Illinois Historic Preservation Agency IL Palestine Fife Opera House 125 S Main Street PO Box 132 Palestine IL 62451 Phone 618 586-9418 Web Site http://pioneercity.com/ppps/page2.html Description restored entertainment venue now hosts community events, meetings Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus Building Building Type Theater Kind of Activity Performance Era 1901 Owner/Operator: Palestine Preservation Projects Society New or Updated: 07/16/2003
	Indiana Corydon Corydon Capitol State Historic Site 202 East Walnut Street Corydon IN 47112 Phone 812 738-4890 Web Site http://www.in.gov/ism/historicsites/Corydon/Historic.asp E-mail Alt Web http://www.indianahistory.org/heritage/corydon.html Description originally built as a courthouse, building served as capitol while Indiana moved from territory to state (1816-1825), then courthouse until 1919; also included is Governor's Headquarters house Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus Building Building Type Capitol New or Updated: 07/08/2003 IN Howe St James Chapel SR 9 & Union Street Howe IN Phone 260 562-2131 Web Site *** Alt Web http://www.in.gov/enjoyindiana/regions/north/attraction.asp Description modeled on an English chapel on National Register Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus Building Building Type Church Era 1903 New or Updated: 11/12/2004 IN Madison Historic Eleutherian College 6927 W State Road 250 Madison IN Phone 812 273-9434 Web Site http://www.eleutherian.us/ Description early Indiana college taught African Americans and whites Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus Building Building Type Schoolhouse Group Identity African American Era 1848 New or Updated: 6/29/2007 IN Shipshewana Old Farver School 315 N Morton St Shipshewana IN Phone Web Site * Description one room school recently restored as community library Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus Building Building Type Schoolhouse Research /Reading Library Era 1869 New or Updated:** 11/12/2004
	Kansas Beloit Little Red Schoolhouse Living Library Address Beloit KS Phone Web Site *** Alt Web http://www.lasr.net/leisure/kansas/mitchell/beloit/att6.html Description restored to 19th century appearance Building Type Schoolhouse Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Building Era 1871 Kansas Colby Thomas County Courthouse 300 N Court Ave #1 Colby KS 67701 Phone 785 462-4500 Web Site http://www.lasr.net/leisure/kansas/thomas/colby/att5.html Alt Web http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/KS/Thomas/state.html Description still functioning courthouse on National Register Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus Building Building Type Courthouse Nature of Group or Site Government New or Updated: 05/23/2003 Kansas Edgerton Lanesfield School Historic Site 18745 Dillie Road Edgerton KS 66021 Phone 913 893-6645 Web Site Description Stone tone with children's activities Building Type Schoolhouse Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Building Era 1869 Kansas Hanover Hollenburg Pony Express Station Museum 2889 23rd Road Hanover KS Phone 785 337-2635 Web Site http://www.kshs.org/places/hollenbg.htm Description only surviving unmoved station of famous mail service, also visitor center, living history demonstrations Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus: Building Kansas Harper Harper Historical Museum and Runnymede Church Address Harper KS Phone 620 896-7574 Alt Phone 620 896-2304 Web Site http://www.harpercounty.com/historical.htm Alt Web http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/towns/Harper/orc.html Description town established as a place for wealthy English and Irish families to send their sons, sort of a 19th century dude ranch Building Type Church Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus: Building KS Lecompton Constitution Hall State Historic Site 319 Elmore Street Lecompton KS 66050 Phone 785 887-6520 Web Site http://www.kshs.org/places/constitution/ Description territorial government, slavery, land office, Assembly Room Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Building Group Identity African American Era 1856 Owner/Operator: KSHS New or Updated: 11/8/2005 Kansas Norton Stagecoach Station 15 210 East Washington Norton KS 67654 Phone 785 877-2501 Web Site http://skyways.lib.ks.us/counties/NT/s15.html Alt Web http://www.lasr.net/leisure/kansas/norton/attractions.html Description replica overnight stop on Leavenworth & Pike's Peak Stagecoach Building Type Transportation Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus: Building KS Olathe Mahaffie Farmstead and Stagecoach Stop 1100 Kansas City Road Olathe KS 66051 Phone 913 971-5111 Web Site http://www.olatheks.org/Visitors/Mahaffie/ E-mail mailto:mahaffie@olatheks.org Description stone farmhouse also used as a stagecoach stop, outbuildings Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus Building Building Type Farm Era 1858 Owner/Operator: City of Olathe New or Updated:** 8/31/2007			Google
	KY Russellville Schochoh Rosenwald One-Room School House Museum 2200 Bowling Green Road Russellville KY Phone 270 542-4880 Web Site http://www.visitlogancounty.com/activities.htm Alt Web http://www.newsdemocratleader.com/articles/2004/06/08/news/news04.txt Description by appointment Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus Building Building Type Schoolhouse Group Identity African American New or Updated: 11/21/2005 KY Tompkinsville Old Mulkey Meeting House SHS 38 Old Mulkey Park Road Tompkinsville KY 42167 Phone 270 487-8481 Web Site http://parks.ky.gov/statehistoricsites/om/index.htm E-mail mailto:OldMulkey@ky.gov?subject=Request for Information - Old Mulkey Meeting House Alt Web http://www.therestorationmovement.com/mulkeymtnghse.htm Description log meetinghouse with cemetery holding Revolutionary War veterans and pioneers Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus Building Building Type Church Era 1804 New or Updated: 10/5/2005
	Louisiana Baton Rouge Old Governor's Mansion PO Box 908 Baton Rouge LA 70821 Phone 225 387-2464 Web Site http://www.fhl.org/stewardship/mansion.html Description home of LA governors from 1930-1962, built by Huey Long as a replica of Thomas Jefferson's original design for the White House Building Type Governors Mansion Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus: Building LA Baton Rouge LA State Capitol State Capitol Drive Baton Rouge LA Phone 225 342-7317 Web Site www.crt.state.la.us/crt/tourism/capitol/capitol.htm Description tallest state capitol building features 27th floor observation deck Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus Building Building Type Capitol Nature of Group or Site Government New or Updated: 7/17/2005 LA White Castle Nottoway Plantation 30970 Highway 405 PO BOX 160 White Castle LA 70788 Phone 225 545-2730 Web Site http://www.nottoway.com/ Toll Free 866 527-5884 E-mail mailto:innkeeper@nottoway.com Description plantation overlooking the Mississippi, now holds restaurant & 15 overnight rooms, offers tours during the day Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus Building Building Type Restaurant Era 1859 New or Updated: 12/5/2005
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