Sparta Historic District (Sparta, Illinois)

Historic district in Illinois, United States

United States historic place


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

The Rosborough House, home of the district's developer
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Location	S. St. Louis, W. 3rd and S. James Sts., Sparta, Illinois
Coordinates	38°7′11″N 89°42′15″W / 38.11972°N 89.70417°W / 38.11972; -89.70417
Area	15 acres (6.1 ha)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal, Italianate, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	82002595
Added to NRHP	June 3, 1982

The Sparta Historic District is a residential historic district in Sparta, Illinois. The district consists of fourteen homes in a neighborhood of southern Sparta known as Bricktown. As indicated by the neighborhood's name, all but one of the houses are brick buildings; the remaining house is a wooden Victorian home with a decorative brick chimney. The houses were constructed between 1860 and 1879 and exhibit a variety of architectural styles, including Federal, Gothic Revival, Greek Revival, Italianate, and Victorian. Developer William Rosborough, who lived in the house at 303 West Third Street, planned the district to be an exclusive neighborhood. Rosborough's plans for the district made extensive use of the bricks produced by Sparta's brickmaking industry; in addition to the houses, the neighborhood's streets and sidewalks were originally paved with brick.

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1982.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
Farris, Alan R. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Sparta Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.

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