Illinois Traction Building

41 E. University Ave., Champaign, Illinois. County/parish: Champaign.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 20, 2006. NRIS 86003782.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Illinois Power Building

From Wikipedia:

Illinois Traction Building

The Illinois Traction Building, located at 41 E. University Ave. in Champaign, Illinois, was the headquarters of the Illinois Traction System, an interurban railroad serving Central Illinois. Built in 1913, the building held the railway's offices and served as the Champaign interurban station until 1936; it later housed the offices of the Illinois Power Company, which descended from the Illinois Traction System. Architect Joseph Royer planned the building in a contemporary commercial design. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 20, 2006.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891818

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