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Illinois Hotel 401 E Washington St 1903 Illinois State Armory 107/111 E Monroe St 1936 Art Deco Illinois State Capitol: 2nd & Capitol 1868 - 1888 Renaissance Revival,Second Empire: November 21, 1985 Jessie K. DuBois House 519 S 8th St The INB Center The CILCO Building 322 E Capitol Ave 1924 Classical Revival, Beaux Arts James Morse House
The majority of the district's buildings were constructed during Springfield's population boom in the 1860s and its subsequent growth in the latter half of the 19th century. These buildings included hotels, drug stores, groceries, clothing stores, and dry goods stores; some of the stores built in this period are still in operation.
In May 2004, the Illinois House voted, 94–18, to close the Stratton Building, [6] but the bill was not called for a vote in the Illinois Senate. The building is also often the subject of articles in the Springfield State Journal-Register about its lights being on nearly around the clock, despite the absence of employees working in the ...
Laketown is an unincorporated community in Woodside Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, entirely surrounded by the city of Springfield. [2] It is made up of three subdivisions: Southlawn, Lake Springfield Estates, and Circle Drive. [1] There are approximately 970 homes in Laketown, as well as various small businesses.
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More: New ice cream and waffles concept opens up in south Springfield Ralph Green is a business reporter with the Springfield News-Leader. Contact him at RAGreen@gannett.com , by phone: (417-536 ...
Washington Park is a park in Springfield, Illinois, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Located at 1400 Williams Boulevard, the park features walking trails, a botanical garden, large duck pond, rose garden, carillon, and carillon concerts. The park was purchased for city use in 1900, and construction began in 1901.
The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Central Illinois, anchored by the city of Springfield. As of the 2000 census , the MSA had a population of 201,437 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 208,182).