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White Building
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National Register of Historic Places

White Building

Also known as Heberling Building

On the National Register since 199432 years
Commercial StyleListed 1994Bloomington
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About

About White Building

White Building, at 215--223 E. Douglas St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 17, 1994. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Commercial Style, as it does for 44 other Illinois listings. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in downtown Bloomington, Illinois. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 27 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1894 to today

  1. 1894Built
  2. 1994Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 32 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

215--223 E. Douglas St., Bloomington · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1White BuildingStart here
  2. 2Bloomington Central Business DistrictItalianate · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Miller-Davis Law BuildingsGreek Revival · next door
  4. 4McLean County Courthouse and SquareClassical Revival · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5East Grove Street District-BloomingtonArts and Crafts · 0.3 mi on
Around it

7 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BHoly Trinity Church Rectory and ConventRichardsonian Romanesque0.2 miBBloomington High SchoolBuilding0.3 miBGeorge H. Miller HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBRobert Greenlee HouseEastlake0.3 miDFranklin SquareQueen Anne0.3 miBRuben M. Benjamin HouseBuilding0.4 miBGeorge H. Cox HouseQueen Anne0.5 mi

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Questions about White Building

Is White Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 17, 1994 (Register number 94000612).

Is White Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Clover Lawn, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit White Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of White Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 27 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 28893659 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.