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Bloomington

Bloomington's register runs heavily to houses, 8 listings of that kind. Queen Anne is the style recorded most often on these buildings. 4 of the listings are historic districts rather than single buildings.

The earliest listing here is Clover Lawn, added Oct 18, 1972.

Map

Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. A point marks the record location and does not mean the place is open to visitors. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

19
Listings
4
Historic districts
1
National Historic Landmarks
1972
First listing

Oldest on the register

First listedClover Lawn · Oct 18, 1972
Oldest construction dateClover Lawn · built 1870

Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties. Construction years come from Wikidata, matched on reference number, and are on record for 2 of the 19 listings here. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

Historic districts

Styles that appear most

Queen Anne style 3Chicago School 1Colonial Revival 1Italianate 1Neoclassical 1Neoclassicism 1

Style labels come from Wikidata and are on record for 10 of the 19 listings here. The count is the number of listings carrying each label. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

Every listing

Ruben M. Benjamin House▾1978
Address
510 E. Grove St., Bloomington
Listed
Aug 30, 1978
Listed for
Law
Significance
National
Reference
78003109
Style
Neoclassicism
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Benjamin, Ruben M., House
Bloomington Central Business District▾1985
Address
Roughly bounded by Main, Center and Front Sts., Bloomington
Listed
Feb 28, 1985
Listed for
Industry, Community planning, Commerce, Exploration and settlement, Politics and government, Architecture
Significance
State
Also known as
See Also:Miller-Davis Building
Reference
85000363
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Bloomington Central Business District
Bloomington High School▾·
Address
510 E Washington St., Bloomington
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Also known as
Bloomington Junior High School
Reference
100002327
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Bloomington High School
Clover LawnNHL1972
George H. Cox House▾1985
Address
701 E. Grove St., Bloomington
Listed
Nov 14, 1985
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
85002838
Style
Queen Anne style architecture in the United States
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Cox, George H., House
Davis, David, III & IV, House▾1982
Address
1005 E. Jefferson, Bloomington
Listed
Nov 12, 1982
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Also known as
Davis-Thetard
Reference
82000400
Style
Colonial Revival architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Davis, David, III & IV, House
East Grove Street District-Bloomington▾1987
Address
400--700 E. Grove St., Bloomington
Listed
Feb 26, 1987
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Also known as
See Also:Benjamin, Ruben M., House; Cox, George H., House
Reference
86003176
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
East Grove Street District-Bloomington
Franklin Square▾1976
Address
300 and 400 blocks of E. Chestnut and E. Walnut Sts., 900 block of N. Prairie and N. McLean Sts., Bloomington
Listed
Jan 11, 1976
Listed for
Architecture, Social history
Significance
State
Also known as
Franklin Park Neighbourhood
Reference
76002164
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Franklin Square
Robert Greenlee House▾1997
Address
806 N. Evans St., Bloomington
Listed
Feb 7, 1997
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
97000033
Style
Queen Anne style architecture in the United States
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Greenlee, Robert, House
John M. Hamilton House▾1978
Address
502 S. Clayton St., Bloomington
Listed
Sep 6, 1978
Listed for
Politics and government
Significance
State
Reference
78003110
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Hamilton, John M., House
Holy Trinity Church Rectory and Convent▾1983
Address
704 N. Main and 106 W. Chestnut Sts., Bloomington
Listed
Dec 8, 1983
Listed for
Education, Architecture, Social history
Significance
State
Reference
83003585
Style
Romanesque architecture
Contributing
3 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Holy Trinity Church Rectory and Convent
McLean County Courthouse and Square▾1973
Address
Main, Washington, Center, and Jefferson Sts., Bloomington
Listed
Feb 6, 1973
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
State
Reference
73002160
Style
Neoclassical architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Miller-Davis Law Buildings▾1979
Address
101--103 N. Main St. and 102--104 E. Front St., Bloomington
Listed
Apr 27, 1979
Listed for
Commerce, Law, Politics and government
Significance
Local
Reference
79003162
Contributing
2 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Miller-Davis Law Buildings
George H. Miller House▾1978
Address
405 W. Market St., Bloomington
Listed
Jul 20, 1978
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
78003111
Style
Queen Anne style architecture in the United States
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Miller, George H., House
Scott-Vrooman House▾1983
Address
701 E. Taylor St., Bloomington
Listed
Aug 18, 1983
Listed for
Economics, Politics and government, Architecture, Social history
Significance
State
Also known as
Vrooman Mansion
Reference
83000330
Style
Italianate architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Scott-Vrooman House
Stevenson House▾1974
Address
1316 E. Washington St., Bloomington
Listed
May 24, 1974
Listed for
Politics and government, Social history
Significance
National
Reference
74002196
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Stevenson House
US Army Aircraft C-53-Do-41-20124▾1996
Address
1.25 mi. E of jct. of IL 9 and IL 5, Bloomington
Listed
Aug 1, 1996
Listed for
Engineering, Transportation, Military
Significance
State
Also known as
US Navy Aircraft (R4D-3 BuNo 05078) DC-3
Reference
96000857
Contributing
1 structure
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
White Building▾1994
Address
215--223 E. Douglas St., Bloomington
Listed
Jun 17, 1994
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Also known as
Heberling Building
Reference
94000612
Built
1894
Style
Chicago School
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
White Building
White Place Historic District▾1988
Address
White Pl., Clinton Blvd., and E side of Fell Ave. between Empire and Emerson Sts., Bloomington
Listed
Aug 12, 1988
Listed for
Community planning, Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
88001230
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
White Place Historic District

Every listing here also appears on its county page for McLean County.

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