Jacobs Block, Oregon

Name: Jacobs Block
Address: Oregon, United States

#10 among attractions in Oregon

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The Jacobs Block, also known as the National Clothing House, is an 1870s historic building encompassing addresses in the 400 Block of Washington Street and the 100 Block of North Fourth Street in Oregon, Illinois. The Jacobs Block is part of Ogle County's only nationally designated historic district. The area, known as the Oregon Commercial Historic District, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in August 2006. The building, listed as a contributing structure to the historic district, is the Oregon Historic District's largest. ()

Built: 1870 (154 years ago)Coordinates: 42°0'53"N, 89°19'58"W

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Jacobs Block – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chana School, Lowden State Park, Oregon City Hall, Ogle County Courthouse.

0.5 miNE
Museum, History museum
Chana School, Oregon
13 min walk • Chana School is a Registered Historic Place in Ogle County, Illinois, in the county seat of Oregon, Illinois. One of six Oregon sites listed on the Register, the school is an oddly shaped, two-room schoolhouse which has been moved from its original location. Chana School joined the Register in 2005 as an education museum.
1.3 miN
State park, Park
Lowden State Park, Oregon
33 min walk • Lowden State Park is an Illinois state park on 207 acres in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. The park was named after Governor Frank Orren Lowden. Governor Lowden had served Illinois during World War I. Lowden State Park is home to the Black Hawk Statue, by artist Lorado Taft.
~500 ftE
City hall
Oregon City Hall, Oregon
3 min walk • Oregon City Hall is the main municipal building for the Ogle County, Illinois city of Oregon. It stands on Oregon's Third Street, in the middle of the Oregon Commercial Historic District. The building is considered a contributing structure to the overall historical integrity of the historic district.
~440 ftS
Chicago school architecture
Ogle County Courthouse, Oregon
3 min walk • The Ogle County Courthouse is a National Register of Historic Places listing in the Ogle County, Illinois, county seat of Oregon. The building stands on a public square in the city's downtown commercial district.
~1170 ftE
42°0'51"N • 89°19'43"W
Eagles Nest Gifts & Gallery, Oregon
6 min walk • Museum
~770 ftNE
Shopping centre, Shopping
Schiller Piano Company, Oregon
4 min walk • The Schiller Piano Company was an American manufacturer of pianos in Oregon, Illinois. It operated independently from 1890 to 1936, when it merged with the Cable Company and thereafter produced pianos under the name Cable and Conover.
~520 ftSE
Library
Oregon Public Library, Oregon
3 min walk • The Oregon Public Library is located in Oregon, Illinois, United States, the county seat of Ogle County. The building is a public library that was constructed in 1909.
~440 ftS
Monuments and statues
The Soldiers' Monument, Oregon
3 min walk • The Soldiers' Monument is a memorial consisting of three statues, one in bronze and two in marble by sculptor Lorado Taft, grouped around an exedra designed by the architectural firm of Pond and Pond.
~110 ftS
Fountain
Iron Mike, Oregon
1 min walk • Iron Mike is an 1896 cast-iron fountain in the 400 Block of Washington Street in the city of Oregon, Illinois. It is located at the site of the Ogle County Courthouse, at the intersection of Illinois Route 2 and Route 64.
0.5 miNW
Neo-renaissance architecture
Pinehill Inn, Oregon
13 min walk • The Pinehill Inn, or just Pinehill, is a National Register of Historic Places listed house in the Ogle County, Illinois county seat of Oregon. Pinehill joined the Register in July 1978.
~110 ftSE
Neighbourhood
Oregon Commercial Historic District, Oregon
1 min walk • The Oregon Commercial Historic District is a historic district in Oregon, Illinois, that has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2006. The district is roughly bordered by Jefferson, Franklin, 5th and 3rd Streets in Oregon.

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Which popular attractions are close to Jacobs Block?

Nearby attractions include Iron Mike, Oregon (1 min walk), Oregon Commercial Historic District, Oregon (1 min walk), The Soldiers' Monument, Oregon (3 min walk), Ogle County Courthouse, Oregon (3 min walk).