Middle Avenue Historic District

United States historic place


Middle Avenue Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

McCredie Building
41°45′19″N 88°19′23″W / 41.75528°N 88.32306°W / 41.75528; -88.32306
NRHP reference No.	16000735^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 24, 2016

The Middle Avenue Historic District is an industrial historic district located on two square blocks in downtown Aurora, Illinois. The district includes eleven buildings, eight of which are contributing buildings to its historic nature. The district formed in the early 20th century along a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad branch known as the Alley Job, and its buildings fall into three main categories: factories, distribution buildings, and warehouses. The district's factories include facilities operated by the Pictorial Printing Company and the typewriter ribbon company Miller-Bryant-Pierce. Distribution and office buildings in the district include multiple buildings owned by International Harvester and the McCredie Building, which was used by various coal businesses. The district also includes three warehouses and a filling station.^[2]

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 24, 2016.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/24/16 Through 10/28/16". National Park Service. November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
^ Seguin, Nicole; Sarver, Ashley (April 15, 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Middle Avenue Historic District" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.