District · Elsah, Illinois
Elsah Historic District
A 350-acre district covering virtually the entire village, the first whole village in the U.S. listed in its entirety on the National Register, with a stone-building commercial core on LaSalle Street.
Written from primary sources · register as of Sep 2026
- On record
- 5 independent storefronts
- Kinds
- 4 categories · Eat 1 · Shop 3 · Culture 1
- Location
- Addresses on record · plotted as collected
- Chains
- None, by policy · multi-site operators are removed as the re-check finds them
Plotted from the register's own address points · north up
| № | Name | Category | Address | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eat · 1 | ||||
| 01 | State Street on LaSalle New American restaurant/bar in the former Elsah Landing building, opened April 2025 by the owners of Alton's State Street Market. | Restaurant | 18 LaSalle St | Listed · independent · address on record |
| Shop · 3 | ||||
| 02 | Crocker & Springer Working pottery studio/shop producing handcrafted salt-glazed Early American folk stoneware since 1987. | Boutique | 25337 Beltrees Rd | Listed · independent · address on record |
| 03 | Three Rivers Community Farm Organic vegetable farm (since 2007) with an on-site farm stand open May-October, supplying a local CSA and area farmers markets. | Market | 22935 Chautauqua Rd | Listed · independent · address on record |
| 04 | Peace Works - A Market with a Mission Fair-trade gift shop in a historic 1847 building selling artwork, jewelry, and artisan goods from regional makers; seasonal, open weekends. | Market | 12 Mississippi St | Listed · independent · address on record |
| Culture · 1 | ||||
| 05 | Elsah Studio Gallery Historic cottage gallery showing regional painting, pottery, sculpture, and antiques; open weekends June-October or by appointment. | Gallery | 138 Mill St | Listed · independent · address on record |
Neighbouring districts
Distance between district centroids, as the crow fliesGrafton · 5 on record · 6.8 km
Alton · 5 on record · 16.5 km
Lebanon · 5 on record · 61.4 km
Maeystown · 1 on record · 81.6 km