Centralia Commercial Historic District

	Centralia Commercial Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
Location	126 W. Broadway to 331 E. Broadway
Coordinates	38°31′40″N 89°8′5″W / 38.52778°N 89.13472°W
Area	less than one acre
NRHP reference No.	12000060
Added to NRHP	March 7, 2012

The Centralia Commercial Historic District is a historic commercial district comprising several blocks of Broadway in downtown Centralia, Illinois. The district includes 57 contributing buildings as well as a historic water tower and sign. Centralia's business district developed around the Illinois Central Railroad tracks, as the town was established by and named for the railroad. The earliest buildings in the district date from the 1850s, as the city was platted in 1853. Centralia's first commercial buildings were mainly designed in the Italianate style, which was predominant until the end of the 19th century; the Romanesque Revival style also gained popularity in the 1880s. Around the turn of the century, the Commercial style became the most popular style in the district. The Renaissance Revival and Classical Revival styles can also be seen in buildings from this era, and by the 1930s Art Deco and Modernist architecture became popular.^[2]

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 2012.^[1] Two buildings within the district, the Egyptian Revival Sentinel Building and the Classical Revival Elks Lodge, are individually listed in the National Register.

References

^ ^a ^b "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/05/12 Through 3/09/12". National Park Service. March 16, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
^ Dorochoff, Nicholas (December 28, 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Centralia Commercial Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2014.

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[NPS-1] "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/05/12 Through 3/09/12". National Park Service. March 16, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2014.

[2] Dorochoff, Nicholas (December 28, 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Centralia Commercial Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2014.

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