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Hunter-Hattenburg House
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National Register of Historic Places

Hunter-Hattenburg House

On the National Register since 200818 years
Queen AnneListed 2008Kankakee
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Hunter-Hattenburg House

Hunter-Hattenburg House, at 825 S. Chicago Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 31, 2008. It was among the first 8 of Kankakee’s 10 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Queen Anne, as it does for 152 other Illinois listings. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Illinois, United States. 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↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

825 S. Chicago Ave., Kankakee · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Hunter-Hattenburg HouseStart here
  2. 2Charles E. Swannell HousePrairie Style · next door
  3. 3Riverview Historic DistrictQueen Anne · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4B. Harley Bradley House and StablePrairie School · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Warren Hickox HousePrairie · 0.2 mi on
Around it

5 more Register listings within a mile

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

BIllinois Central Railroad DepotLate Victorian · Built 18980.3 miDKankakee State Hospital Historic DistrictRomanesque Revival0.4 miBKankakee County CourthouseBeaux Arts0.7 miBPope Brace Company BuildingBuilt 19220.8 miBMilk, Lemuel, Carriage HouseItalianate0.9 mi
More like it

Queen Anne style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Queen Anne.

Riverview Historic District0.1 mi away
Downtown Peotone Historic District16 mi away

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Questions about Hunter-Hattenburg House

Is Hunter-Hattenburg House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 31, 2008 (Register number 07001475).

Is Hunter-Hattenburg House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Chicago Board of Trade Building, 15.3 miles away.

Can you visit Hunter-Hattenburg House?

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 Hunter-Hattenburg House?

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 28893243 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.