Historic districts on Route 66

Joliet East Side Historic District

Joliet, Illinois · 0.2 mi from Route 66

Joliet's old East Side, a 290-building district of 19th-century homes built on limestone and railroads.

Franklin Square

Bloomington, Illinois · 0.2 mi from Route 66

A leafy Bloomington square framed by the homes of a vice president and a governor.

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White Place Historic District

Bloomington, Illinois · 0.5 mi from Route 66

A Bloomington neighborhood of Prairie School, Craftsman and Spanish Colonial homes from 1895 to 1928.

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Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack

Ridgely, Illinois · 0.2 mi from Route 66

The Springfield Mile: a one-mile dirt oval at the state fairgrounds that has hosted car racing since 1910.

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Central Springfield Historic District

Springfield, Illinois · 0.2 mi from Route 66

Twelve acres of 19th-century brick storefronts wrapped around Springfield's Old State Capitol.

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LeClaire Historic District

Edwardsville, Illinois · 0.8 mi from Route 66

An 1890s factory village built on profit sharing and free adult classes, praised by Nellie Bly.

Rolla Ranger Station Historic District

Rolla, Missouri · on Route 66

Five 1930s stone and frame buildings built by the Civilian Conservation Corps for forest rangers.

Carthage Courthouse Square Historic District

Carthage, Missouri · 0.1 mi from Route 66

Downtown Carthage's historic square: 42 old commercial buildings gathered around the county courthouse.

Joplin Downtown Historic District

Joplin, Missouri · on Route 66

Forty-eight historic buildings in Joplin's old business core, from Mission Revival to Art Deco.

Fifth and Main Historic District

Joplin, Missouri · 0.1 mi from Route 66

Three connected early-1900s buildings on a downtown Joplin corner, now part of a larger district.

Murphysburg Historic District

Joplin, Missouri · 0.1 mi from Route 66

185 historic buildings, from Queen Anne houses to early churches, in a residential corner of Joplin.

St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and Rectory

Joplin, Missouri · 1.2 mi from Route 66

A 1906 Gothic Revival church and a 1917 Prairie-style rectory, both built of Carthage limestone.

Darlington Agency

El Reno, Oklahoma · 2.6 mi from Route 66

The grounds of an 1870 Indian agency for the Cheyenne and Arapaho, a short drive from El Reno.

Sayre Downtown Historic District

Sayre, Oklahoma · 0.1 mi from Route 66

Three blocks of early 1900s brick storefronts in Sayre that Route 66 once ran right through.

Metropolitan Park Bathhouse and Pool Historic District

Tucumcari, New Mexico · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A 1940 Pueblo Revival bathhouse and pool in a landscaped Tucumcari park that locals call Five Mile Park.

Park Lake Historic District

Santa Rosa, New Mexico · 0.2 mi from Route 66

A 25-acre lakeside park in Santa Rosa with old stone walls and canals, listed on the National Register.

Southwestern Range and Sheep Breeding Laboratory Historic District

Gallup, New Mexico · 4.3 mi from Route 66

A 1935 Pueblo Revival research station in the Cibola National Forest, east of Gallup near Fort Wingate.

Gallup Commercial Historic District

Gallup, New Mexico · on Route 66

Downtown Gallup's historic main streets, with dozens of old storefronts, hotels and theaters along Route 66.

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Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District

Holbrook, Arizona · 0.4 mi from Route 66

Richard Neutra's 1960s modernist headquarters for Petrified Forest National Park.

La Posada Historic District

Winslow, Arizona · on Route 66

A Spanish Colonial Revival landmark district on Winslow's stretch of Route 66, with a hotel and restaurant.

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Railroad Addition Historic District

Flagstaff, Arizona · 0.1 mi from Route 66

Downtown Flagstaff blocks of brick and stone where the Santa Fe railway and Route 66 meet.

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Williams Historic Business District

Williams, Arizona · on Route 66

Four blocks of vernacular storefronts where the railroad, Route 66 and the Grand Canyon road meet.

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Seligman Commercial Historic District

Seligman, Arizona · on Route 66

Seligman's historic main street, a small Route 66 town listed on the National Register as a district.

Kingman Commercial Historic District

Kingman, Arizona · on Route 66

Two blocks of old hotels, a railroad depot and early storefronts along Kingman's stretch of the old road.

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Russian Village District

Claremont, California · 1.1 mi from Route 66

Fifteen handmade folk-style houses built during the Great Depression by a Polish immigrant and others.

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Lincoln Park Historic District

Pomona, California · 2.5 mi from Route 66

Forty-five blocks of Pomona homes from the 1890s to the 1940s, in a wide mix of architectural styles.