The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of U.S. sites, generally more than 50 years old, that deserve special attention and preservation. Each county in Illinois is home to at least one historic district or special site listed. On Feb. 7, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) announced 30 Illinois properties that were added to the National Register of Historic Places throughout 2018. The properties range from community art centers and high schools to firehouses and churches.

Scroll through to see 10 of the Illinois properties that have been recently added to the list. You can also take a look at last year's additions here and learn more about the National Register application process here.

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Corron Farm, Kane County

Originally settled in 1835 by Robert Corron, the Campton Township’s Corron Farm homestead was added to the National Register of Historic Places in May of 2018. In the mid-1840s, Corron purchased the land from the federal government and began growing crops. By 1854, he completed the property’s farmhouse, a Greek Revival home like those he had seen in Virginia. His dairy farm, which was passed down to Corron’s descendants for over a century, supplied milk at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. Today, this historic, 220-acre farmstead represents the many 19th and 20th-century farms that once dominated the Illinois landscape but are now beginning to disappear due to rapid suburban development.

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