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Dee Bennett Rd. on the northern side of the Illinois River [8 41°19′19″N 88°57′36″W / 41.32194°N 88.96000°W / 41.32194; -88.96000 ( Old Kaskaskia Ottawa
The Ottawa Commercial Historic District is a historic district in downtown Ottawa, Illinois. The district includes 195 buildings and structures, most of them commercial buildings, spread out over 26 city blocks. The oldest buildings in the district, located near the Illinois and Fox rivers, were built in the 1830s.
Washington Park was platted in 1831 and created by the Illinois-Michigan Canal Commission when the "states addition" of Ottawa was laid out. [2] This was part of the original plat for the city. [ 3 ] The park was the site of the first Lincoln-Douglas debate in 1858, and has served other civic functions through the years. [ 2 ]
The second was a weekly newspaper called Ottawa Delivered, which closed in 2012. [20] Ottawa is also served by the NewsTribune of La Salle, Illinois. [21] Ottawa also has three local radio stations, WCMY-AM at 1430, WRWO-LP at 94.5, and WRKX-FM at 95.3.
Ottawa attorney Andrew J. O'Conor III bought the house and property in 1920. The O'Conor's, who renamed the home "Riverbend," completed an extensive renovation of the home in 1923. The result was a 5,100-square-foot (470 m 2 ) house surrounded by a spacious yard with a commanding view of the Fox River .
The Knuessl Building is 34 feet (10 m) wide by 80 feet (24 m) long and stands 54 feet (16 m) tall. It is the most prominent structure in a block of commercial buildings along West Main Street in Ottawa. The front elevation is divided by a center staircase leading to the upper floors and creating two storefronts.
The John Hossack House is considered one of Ottawa's most beautiful houses. It is sited on the banks of the Illinois River overlooking the city. The building was designed by Sylvanus Grow and constructed by Alonzo Edwards. The house is a good example of Greek Revival architecture. Its details and proportions draw a conscious connection to the ...
The Fisher–Nash–Griggs House, named for its first three owners, was built c. 1852–57 on Ottawa Avenue in Ottawa, Illinois. Between its construction and 1916 the home underwent a number of additions and renovations, all styled in Classical or Greek Revival. [2] George Smith Fisher had the northern part of the house built in the mid-1850s.