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The district includes the city's commercial core, which includes buildings dating back to the 1850s. Dixon's commercial buildings are largely two-story brick structures and reflect the popular architectural styles of their era of construction; the Italianate style is most common in 19th-century buildings, while the Commercial style and revival ...
Dixon is a city and the county seat of Lee County, Illinois, United States. [2] The population was 15,274 as of the 2020 census. The city is named after founder John Dixon, who operated a rope ferry service across the Rock River , which runs through the city. [ 3 ]
Dixon Telegraph Museum: Dixon: Lee: Northern Illinois: Media: History of the newspaper and its role in the history of Dixon [22] Dollhouses Then & Now: Quincy: Adams: Western: Toy: Over 70 vintage furnished doll houses from the 1920s on [1] [23] [24] Donald E. Stephens Museum of Hummels: Rosemont: Cook: Chicago area: Decorative arts
1,517-acre (614 ha) park, nature center and conference center Rock Springs Conservation Area & Nature Center: Decatur: Macon: Central: 1,300 acres, operated by the Macon County Conservation District, includes nature center museum, restored farmhouse, about nine miles of hiking trails, and a paved bike trail Ruth Edwards Nature Center: Dixon ...
[3] Landmark name Image Location County Culture Comments; 1: Albany Mounds Site: Albany: Albany Mounds Trail 4]: Whiteside: Middle Woodland: Hopewell: 2: Alton Military Prison Site: Alton: inside the block bounded by Broadway and William, 4th, and Mill Sts. 5]: Madison: Euro-American: 3: Apple River Fort Site: Elizabeth: 0.25 miles east-southeast of the junction of Myrtle and Illinois Sts. 6 ...
William H. Van Epps. The William H. Van Epps House was constructed for William H. Van Epps c. 1855. Van Epps was an early settler, prominent in politics, agriculture, and business who arrived in Dixon in 1854 and stayed until he died in 1877. [3]
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The memorial is maintained by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency as a state historic site. The inscription reads: (On back of base, north side under relief of John Dixon:) JOHN DIXON FOUNDER OF THE CITY OF DIXON APRIL 11, 1830 - PROPRIETOR OF THE FERRY AND TAVERN HERE DURING THE BLACK HAWK WAR (Under relief of Ft. Dixon:) FORT DIXON IN 1832