Elgin Illinois - Love old homes and architecture? This is the place for you!
Incorporated in 1854, Elgin Illinois is a city with a fascinating 
past, an engaging present, and an exciting future. Home to nearly 106,000 residents, Elgin is a warm and friendly community that embraces newcomers and long-time residents alike.
Boundary Map
Elgin History
Historic Preservation in Elgin has been making advances for over twenty-five years. Efforts were begun in the early 1980s as a grassroots movement by residents of an east side neighborhood known as the Gifford Park Neighborhood. It was generally recognized that the effects of urban renewal of the 1960s had caused the erosion of downtown Elgin which was slowly making its way into the neighborhoods that surrounded it.
One of the methods that was determined to be effective in controlling this wearing away of downtown and its surrounding neighborhoods was to enable the City to identify and protect architecturally significant properties and neighborhoods through the creation of a local landmark ordinance which enabled individual structures to be designated as landmarks, and groups of structures to be designated as historic districts.
Historic Preservation is handled through the Planning and Neighborhood Services Department:
150 Dexter Ct. Elgin, IL 60120 Ph: (847) 931-5910 Historic Preservation Hours 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday
If you are interested in local historic architecture then you may want to visit this website. Information about the book titled, "There Used To Be, A Look Back at Elgin’s Architectural Heritage" by author Steven Stroud. More info at the History Museum.
Local Historic Architecture
Elgin Historical District (4)
Gifford Park Historical
Yearly Elgin House Tour
Looking for a charming older home? See what shows up currently in the MLS. This would be for homes built prior to 1950.
Call Lyn Sims today to begin your search into the past!
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