Seminary Street is just three blocks in length, but it has had a significant impact in western Illinois. It has earned national recognition from its involvement with the original "Main Street" pilot project of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Seminary Street's shops and restaurants have been featured in Gourmet magazine, Midwest Living, the Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, Des Moines Register, Peoria Journal Star, Quad City Times and numerous other print and electronic media.

Seminary Street has received several "Best of State" awards
at the Illinois Governor's Conference on Tourism.