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While downtown Decatur was platted in 1829, it did not experience significant commercial development until 1854, when two railroads built lines through the city; all but one of the district's contributing buildings were built between 1854 and 1916. The district includes many of the commercial buildings which were built in the economic boom ...
The Decatur Historic District is a residential historic district in the Millikin Heights neighborhood of Decatur, Illinois.The district encompasses the city's historic Near West and Southwest neighborhoods and was formed beginning in the 1850s and continuing through the 1920s.
Decatur and Macon County Welfare Home for Girls: August 12, 1999 (#99000982) August 14, 2004: 736 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Decatur: Also known as Webster Hall. Demolished December 10, 2003. [5] 2: Millikin Building: July 24, 1979 (#79000853) July 24, 1980: 100 N. Water St. Decatur: Demolished in June 1980.
The West End Historic District is a residential historic district located in western Decatur, Illinois. The district, which was primarily built in the first half of the 20th century, includes over 1,700 contributing buildings. The West End was a popular neighborhood for Decatur's business owners and managers at its large industries, and the ...
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The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 70,522. [4] It is the seventeenth-most populous city in Illinois. [5] Decatur has an economy based on industrial and agricultural commodity processing and production.
Macon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States Census, it had a population of 103,998. [1] Its county seat and most populous city is Decatur. [2] Macon County comprises the Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The state memorial, created in 1938 on the Whitley site, now serves as a park and picnic area for the greater Decatur, Illinois metropolitan area. The park contains mature second-growth bottomland timber, including black walnut trees; the Whitleys' pioneer cemetery; and the remains of the flour mill and dam on the Sangamon River. The park was ...