The John Shastid House is located in the Pike County, Illinois

Pike County, Illinois

Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 16,430, which is a decrease of 5.5% from 17,384 in 2000...

 city of Pittsfield

Pittsfield, Illinois

Pittsfield is a city in Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,211 at the 2000 census.-History:The city was named after Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It is the county seat of Pike County...

. The Shastid House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

, a status bestowed upon the home on June 26, 2003.

The house is now owned by the Pike County Historical Society, which provides tours by appointment. The Society also operates the Pike County Historical Society Museum

Pittsfield East School

Pittsfield East School is located in Pittsfield, Illinois, Pike County, United States. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.- History :...

 in Pittsfield.

The Shastid House is one of twelve sites in Pike County listed on the Register and one of three in Pittsfield, including the Pittsfield Historic District

Pittsfield Historic District

Pittsfield Historic District is a designated historic district in Pike County, Illinois. The district is bounded by Washington Court, Sycamore, Griggsville and Morrison Streets in the county seat of Pittsfield. The district is one of three in the county, the others are the Barry Historic District...

. A few of Pike County's other sites include the address restricted Naples Mound 8

Naples Mound 8

The Naples Mound 8 is a Havana Hopewell culture mound site located somewhere in or near the Pike County, Illinois city of Griggsville...

 and New Philadelphia Town Site

New Philadelphia Town Site

The New Philadelphia Town Site is the original site of the now-vanished town of "New Philadelphia", Illinois. It is located near the city of Barry, in Pike County. Founded in 1836, it was the first town in the United States platted and registered by an African American before the American Civil War...

 as well as the Massie Variety Store

Massie Variety Store

The Massie Variety Store is located in New Canton, Illinois, a town in Pike County. The Store has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 2004 and can be found along Main Street in New Canton. The site is one of twelve in Pike County and the only one in New Canton...

 in New Canton

New Canton, Illinois

New Canton is an incorporated town in Pleasant Vale Township, Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 417 at the 2000 census.-Geography:New Canton is located at ....

 and the Lyman Scott House

Lyman Scott House

The Lyman Scott House, in Summer Hill, Illinois, is one of two houses in Pike County listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The other Pike County home on the Register is the Shastid House in Pittsfield. The Scott House joined the Register in 1983, then and now Summer Hill's only...

 in Summer Hill

Summer Hill, Illinois

Summer Hill is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Illinois, USA....

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External links

• Shastid House - Pike County Historical Society