Warren’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Warren. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Captain Alexander Burnett was the first known American settler in present-day Warren; he built a log cabin at the corner of what is now the corner of Main and Water Streets in 1843. In 1851 a stagecoach stop was erected on the Stagecoach Trail, the building still stands and is now serving as the Warren Community Building. The village was platted in 1853 along the proposed route for the Illinois Central Railroad tracks and later growth in Warren was heavily influenced by the presence of the railroad. The main commercial district is concentrated along both sides of the railroad tracks on Main and Railroad Streets. The village was officially incorporated in February 1857.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Warren’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Warren’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewLibrary at Warren, 1913: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Warren, decade by decade
1980s
2 historic places in Warren
Warren has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 36 historic buildings, because Warren Commercial Historic District alone counts 35.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Library at Warren (1913) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (5) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.