The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗St. Jacob derives its name from Jacob Schutz, who operated a store, saloon and tavern called the St. Jacob House. Earl E. Herrin (1892–1964), Illinois state representative and businessman, was born in St. Jacob.
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Start St. Jacob’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how St. Jacob’s history is told.
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St. Jacob, decade by decade
Before
2000
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in St. Jacob is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean St. Jacob has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Marine Chapter House in Marine, 4.3 miles away.
St. Jacob and the nearest listed places
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How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Marine Chapter House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in St. Jacob?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to St. Jacob’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.