Galena's Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places, the National Park Service's "official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation."  According to their website, nps.gov, "the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archeological resources."

This website was created to catalog all the structures in Galena's Historic District.  The information has been gathered over several years by many different people.  The data does contain errors, but we are working diligently to make corrections and add missing information.  If you have information on your house that you'd like to share, please reach out to us through our Contact form.

Your journey begins on the streets of Galena - choose your favorite street below to begin.  You will find a list of houses on your street - not every house, but most.  Click the address of each house to see more details and photos.