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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 museum celebrates the African-American history of Central Illinois. Exhibits and presentations include the presence of quasi-legal slavery in pioneer Springfield starting in 1819, the founding of the Pike County free village of New Philadelphia in 1836, and the construction of the Lincoln Colored Old Folks and Orphans Home in 1904. The ...
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The Illinois State Museum was founded on May 25, 1877, as a showcase within the sixth Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, which was completed at that time. Amos Henry Worthen was first curator. As the state's government grew, the museum collection was moved from the Capitol Building to the newly constructed Centennial Building, now known as ...
This list of museums in Illinois contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum at Springfield, Illinois The museum contains life-size dioramas of Lincoln's boyhood home, [ 2 ] areas of the White House , the presidential box at Ford's Theatre , and the settings of key events in Lincoln's life, as well as pictures, artifacts and other memorabilia. [ 3 ]
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version ... The Air Combat Museum is an aviation museum located at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield ...
In February 2000, the former Mahan's Station, rumored to be the oldest filling station in Illinois, was moved 21 miles to its current location at Fulgenzi's. It has since been fully restored. [ 2 ] The museum's guestbook boasts visitors from all over Europe and Asia and has become a destination for international travelers exploring the Mother ...