Sites in Coles County on the National Register of Historic Places

Established in 1966, the National Register of Historic Places is the nation's official list of places important in America's past which need to be preserved. The National Register provides recognition to historic structures and in some instances provides financial incentives for their preservation. As of May 2005, the following Coles County sites have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places (dates listed in parenthesis).
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Ashmore Township

Airtight Bridge

Stone Quarry Bridge, rural Ashmore, Charleston and Morgan Townships (11/30/81)

Charleston

Airtight Bridge, rural Morgan and Ashmore Townships (11/30/81)

Alexander Briggs House, Charleston (5/31/80)

Coles County Courthouse, Courthouse Square, Charleston (11/28/78)

McFarland/Dudley House, Charleston (November 1991)

Harrison Street Bridge, rural Ashmore and Charleston Townships (11/30/81)

Health Education Building/McAfee Gym at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, (6/8/95)

Old Main, EIU Campus

Old Main at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston (6/16/81)

Pemberton Hall at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston (8/26/82)

Sixth, Seventh and Tenth Street Stone Arch Bridges, Charleston (Sept. 2001)

Will Rogers Theater and Commercial Block, Charleston (1984)

Hutton Township

Blakeman Bridge, rural Charleston and Hutton Townships (11/30/81)

Mattoon

Fifteenth Street and Oklahoma Avenue Brick Street, Mattoon (11/22/99)

Illinois Central Railroad Depot, Mattoon (April 2002)

Mattoon Post Office Building, Mattoon (12/6/79)

Railway Express Agency Building, Mattoon (8/6/94)

Starr Hotel, Mattoon (8/6/94)

Trinity Episcopal Church, Mattoon (3/19/82)

Oakland

Hiram Rutherford House and Office, Oakland (6/3/82)