Jacobs Block

Coordinates: 42°00′53.17″N 89°19′57.84″W / 42.0147694°N 89.3327333°W / 42.0147694; -89.3327333
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Jacobs Block
Jacobs Block is located in Illinois
Jacobs Block
Jacobs Block is located in the United States
Jacobs Block
LocationOregon, Ogle County, Illinois
Coordinates42°00′53.17″N 89°19′57.84″W / 42.0147694°N 89.3327333°W / 42.0147694; -89.3327333
Builtc. 1870[1]
Architectural styleItalianate
Part ofOregon Commercial Historic District (ID06000713[2])
Added to NRHPAugust 16, 2006[2]

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.[1]

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  1. ^ a b National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, (PDF), Oregon Commercial Historic District, HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 30 January 2007.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.