Belvidere High School

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

From the record

“The old Belvidere High School is a complex of four connected buildings that reflect three different architectural styles: Classical Revival, Prairie School, and Art Deco. It is composed of the 1893 Garfield School, a 1900 powerhouse, the 1916 Belvidere High School, and the 1939 Belvidere High School Auditorium & Gymnasium.”
Wikipedia article Old Belvidere High School (Belvidere, Illinois), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 6 National Register listings published here for Boone County · listed in 1997 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. Jct. of Pearl and First Sts., Belvidere, 61008
When was it listed? July 1997
Category. building
Township. Belvidere township
Architectural style. Prairie School architecture
National Register reference number. 97000815 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Belvidere High School: 9 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Belvidere Crushed Stone Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Belvidere Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Boone City Hwy Dept	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Irene Quarry & Mill #3	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Thebes Limestone Mine Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Belvidere Dredge	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Belvidere Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Belvidere Sand & Stone Co. Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Cordray Brothers Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Meyer Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Boone County

Storms near this property

60 of 92 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Belvidere, the town this property stands in, in 92 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 44 thunderstorm wind, 31 hail, 8 flood, 4 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	$400,000	Huge trees and 40 to 50 power lines blown down. A roof was blown off a house and a semi trailer was blown over.
April 2014	Hail	Belvidere	$250,000	Hail to two inches in diameter was estimated on Route 76 near Poplar Grove Airport. Shopping centers in the area reported heavy damage from hail. A Walmart had 129 skylights damaged or broken while a ShopKo was also damaged by the hail.
August 2007	Flash Flood	Belvidere	$100,000	Several roads and many basements were flooded after 4 to 6 inches of rain fell over southern Boone County in a short period of time. Motorists flooded on Appleton Road near Route 20.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	$25,000	Numerous trees fell across Belvidere causing damage to powerlines and roofs. One tree fell against a house on Garden Drive while another fell onto a roof on East Lincoln Avenue.
July 2016	Flash Flood	Belvidere	$24,000	Multiple roads flooded and closed on the south side of town. Belvidere Police Department had to replace a police car damaged by flood waters.
April 2015	Tornado (EF0)	Belvidere	$20,000	This was a satellite tornado that formed from the same storm that formed the long tracked EF-4 tornado. A small zoo was heavily damaged with walls collapsed on several outbuildings and small barns. Three animals were killed. Softwood trees 4 to 6 inches in diameter were snapped. The estimated peak wind was 85 mph. (Tornado 5 of 7).
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	$6,000	no account filed
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	$5,000	Windows were blown out of a building.
July 2008	Lightning	Belvidere	$5,000	Lightning struck a home on Ruth Circle but only caused damage to cables and appliances, no fire or structural damage was reported.
August 2016	Flash Flood	Belvidere	$2,000	Car stalled in deep water and other flooded roads around town.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	$1,000	Trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	$1,000	Trees and limbs were blown down, knocking out power.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	$1,000	Windows were blown in at the Belvidere Oasis over the Interstate 90 tollway.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	$500	An aluminum flag pole was blown down and a six inch diameter tree was blown down.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	Extensive tree damage was reported along Distillery Rd outside of Belvidere. One tree trunk was snapped a few feet off the ground and multiple large tree limbs were downed, some of them onto power lines.
June 2025	Tornado (EF0)	Belvidere	-	A brief EF0 tornado with peak estimated winds of 85 mph touched down northwest of Belvidere. Photos shared by the Boone County EMA show that a concentrated area of tree damage occurred at and across the street from a property along Distillery Road south of US Rt. 20. Multiple trees were uprooted or snapped, and several large tree limbs and branches were downed as well, including some that fell onto powerlines.
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	Trees 3 to 4 feet in diameter were snapped along N Appleton Rd between Douglas and Maryland courts in Belvidere.
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	Boone County EM reported numerous trees down on the southeast side of Belvidere.
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	Two trees two feet in diameter were downed and branches 6 to 12 inches in diameter were broken near Gardner and Jackson streets in Belvidere.
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	Seven trees were downed on the corner of 2nd St and Whitney Blvd, the largest being about 4 feet in diameter. Power lines were also reported down.
July 2024	Flood	Belvidere	-	Street flooding was reported in Belvidere.
June 2024	Heavy Rain	Belvidere	-	A 24 hour rainfall of 3.8 was recorded in Belvidere.
July 2024	Flood	Belvidere	-	Two to three inches of water caused lane blockage on Logan Avenue from East Avenue to Jamestown Avenue.
June 2023	Hail	Belvidere	-	Multiple quarter size hail reports were received from Belvidere.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	Broken power poles and tree limbs up to 3 inches in diameter were reported broken in Belvidere via mPING.
March 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	A tree was snapped in half.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	A 40 foot tall tree was blown down onto power lines near Lincoln Avenue and Appleton Road. Tree limbs were also blown down in Belvidere.
November 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	Tree damage and power lines blown down were reported across many areas of Boone County.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	A tree limb was blown down into a yard that also brought down some wires.
August 2021	Flood	Belvidere	-	Flooding of small streams and ditches was reported.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	Trees and power lines were blown down in various locations in and around Belvidere.
November 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	About 30 feet of the roof was blown off of the Chrysler Plant.
November 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	Damage was reported to utility poles.
November 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Boone County.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	A few large branches were blown down onto power lines.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	Wind gusts were estimated to 70 mph at the Boone County Fairgrounds.
July 2017	Hail	Belvidere	-	Quarter size hail was reported at multiple locations.
June 2017	Tornado (EF1)	Belvidere	-	An EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 100 mph touched down west of the intersection of Huber and Genoa Roads and lifted east of the intersection of Huber and Fern Hill Roads. The tornado was on the ground for 1.6 miles. Damage was mainly to trees with a few homes experiencing property damage.
June 2017	Hail	Belvidere	-	Nickel size hail was reported 2 miles north of Belvidere.
June 2017	Hail	Belvidere	-	Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported in numerous locations including near north State Street and The William Grady Pool.
June 2017	Flood	Belvidere	-	One foot of water was reported near Garden Drive and Ruby Street.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	Numerous large branches downed in the city. Radar estimated time.
August 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	Branches and small trees downed on Newburg Rd. Report relayed via WTVO Rockford.
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	Tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Belvidere.
May 2013	Hail	Belvidere	-	Nickel size hail was reported along Julien Street.
May 2011	Hail	Belvidere	-	Quarter size hail was reported between Interstate 90 and Highway 20 near Genoa Road.
June 2011	Hail	Belvidere	-	Hail from marble size to golfball size was reported.
July 2010	Flash Flood	Belvidere	-	Chrysler Drive east of Appleton Road was closed due to flooding.
June 2009	Flood	Belvidere	-	Four to six inches of standing water was reported in the streets at multiple locations.
June 2009	Hail	Belvidere	-	Golf ball size hail was reported near 5th Avenue and 6th Street.
September 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	Two small trees were blown down.
May 2006	Flood	Belvidere	-	Street flooding reported in Belvidere.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	Numerous trees were blown down in southern Boone County.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	A fifteen inch diameter tree limb was blown down. Several other smaller limbs were blown down.
August 2006	Flood	Belvidere	-	North Avenue in Belvidere was closed due to high water Friday night and reopened Saturday morning. Storm total rainfall in Belvidere was 4.60 inches.
September 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	Trees and power lines were blown down.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	-	Large tree branches were down.
July 1998	Flood	Belvidere	-	Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused flooding in a trailer park on the southeast side of Belvidere. A cooperative observer on the southwest side of Belvidere recorded 1.3 inches of rain.
April 2026	Hail	Belvidere	-	no account filed
April 2026	Hail	Belvidere	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Boone County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

5 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Belvidere South State Street Historic District	0.2 miles	2012
United States Post Office-Belvidere	0.2 miles	2000
Belvidere North State Street Historic District	0.4 miles	2012
Lampert-Wildflower House	0.5 miles	2005
Pettit Memorial Chapel	1.1 miles	1978

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 97000815 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Boone County	All 6 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.