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Many of Dixon's prominent government and community buildings also lie within the district, including the Lee County Courthouse, City Hall, its current and former post offices, and several churches. A residential section on the west side of the district includes Queen Anne and Craftsman style homes; the former style was popular in the late 19th ...
Gardner Museum of Architecture & Design, Quincy [79] [80] [81] Illinois Museum of Natural History, campus of Illinois State University, Old Main building, from 1857-1877; Korean War National Museum, Sangamon, closed in 2017, collections transferred to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum [82]
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]
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 ...
Dixon High School (Illinois) Dixon's Ferry; I. Illinois Central Stone Arch Railroad Bridges; K. KSB Hospital; L. Lincoln Monument (Dixon, Illinois) Lowell Park (Dixon ...
Lowell recruited the Olmsted Brothers, a nationally prominent architecture firm formed by the sons of Frederick Law Olmsted, to provide a design for the park; their design emphasized the park's natural scenery by ensuring that its manmade features complemented rather than distracted from it. The park opened to the public in 1907, though its ...
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The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of March 13, 2009 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]