Golconda Historic District


Golconda Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


Location	IL 146, Golconda, Illinois
Coordinates	37°22′0″N 88°29′12″W / 37.36667°N 88.48667°W / 37.36667; -88.48667Coordinates: 37°22′0″N 88°29′12″W / 37.36667°N 88.48667°W / 37.36667; -88.48667
Area	276 acres (112 ha)
Built	Various
NRHP Reference #	76000726^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 22, 1976

The Golconda Historic District is a designated historic district in the Pope County, Illinois city of Golconda, along the banks of the Ohio River. The district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, one of only two sites in Pope County to be on the Register. The other site is Millstone Bluff, a prehistoric Mississippian settlement in the Shawnee National Forest. The historic district located along Illinois Route 146 and was added to the Register in 1976.

The Buel House, a historic home built in 1840 and currently owned by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, is included within the district.^[2]

Notes

↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Buel House". Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 2012-04-21.

Municipalities and communities of Pope County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Golconda

City	Golconda

Village	Eddyville

Precincts	Golconda No. 1 Golconda No. 2 Golconda No. 3 Jefferson No. 4 Webster No. 5 Eddyville No. 6

Unincorporated communities	Allens Spring Bay City Brownfield Delwood Dixon Springs Glendale Gowins Hamletsburg Hartsville Herod Hodgeville Homberg Julien Hill Leisure City Lusk McCormick New Liberty Oak Old Brownfield Raum Renshaw Rising Sun Robbs Rock Rosebud Tansill Temple Hill Waltersburg Watkins Ford

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