The Morrison Historic Preservation Commission (MHPC) has applied to nominate an appropriate portion of the community’s commercial district to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. With the assistance of our consultants, the MHPC has spent months researching and writing the substance of our application. In the hopes that the community will find the information contained therein both interesting and informative, we will be running, one at a time, in no particular order, over the next year, the architectural and historical description of each building included. We hope you enjoy installment #51.
Note: The National Register of Historic Places is literally a listing of spaces, structures, or areas recognized to be of National historic, cultural or architectural importance. It is kept by the United States Department of Interior, but the program is largely administered by an individual State’s preservation authority. In Illinois, this is the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. The term “contributing” means that the structure lies within an historic district and adds to the architectural or historic significance of the same as a whole. If it is within the boundaries of the district, but does not so supplement, it is deemed “non-contributing.”
200 N. Base Street, Hardee’s Restaurant, Date: 1984–Non-contributing
Description: This is a one-story, freestanding non-historic building with EIFS exterior. The building sits on a large City lot, is set back from all streets and property lines, surrounded by parking and a drive-through. The west half of the building is mostly glazed (continuous aluminum windows) with entrances on north and south elevations. The east half is mostly EIFS with the exception of a drive-up window on the north elevation. Mansard roof with asphalt shingles wraps around all elevations.
History: The building was purpose-built as a Hardee’s Restaurant, as it remains to this day.