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Posted by Cragin Spring on 2020-03-02 10:08:07
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Housed in a rare example of a pre-Chicago Fire structure, St. Ignatius College Prep at 1076 W. Roosevelt Rd. celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. Since its founding in 1869 by Arnold Damen, S.J., the five-story brick edifice with its carved wooden doors and lion heads has welcomed generations of young men and, since 1979, young women. Among the unique spaces is the 1887-1888 Brunswick Room featuring elaborate cabinets and woodwork installed by the Brunswick Company for the school’s natural history museum, the Foglia Library, the “Chicago gallery” of architectural artifacts in the Driehaus building, and Father Damen’s office. The site was made even more interesting by the large number of alumni – many in maroon and gold stripe ties – assisting with the presentations.
Posted by Brule Laker on 2019-10-21 01:47:27
Tagged: , Chicago , Illinois , OHC2019 , CAC , Chicago Architecture Center , Open House Chicago 2019 , Near West Side , schools
The Miller Apartments were built in 1906 by Abraham Barker. Currently there are three original flats, front to back of the building. The rest are one bedroom and studios and still retain the old world charm of hardwood floors and woodwork, pocket doors, mantelpieces and steam heat radiators.
Source: Enos Park Neighborhood Improvement Association, Enos Park Before & After Home Tour (2012)
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Posted by myoldpostcards on 2015-06-07 22:09:15
Tagged: , Architecture , Residential , Building , Flat , Apartment , Miller Apartments , 513-515 E. Miller St. , Springfield , Sangamon County , Illinois , IL , United States , USA , Enos Park , Neighborhood , myoldpostcards , von Liski
230 E. 6th Street, Mt. Carmel, IL.
Another George Barber design, #37 from the "Modern Dwellings" catalog. Thanks to drmitch57 for the ID!!
My mom who lives in Mt Carmel said this house was recently featured on a home tour. They provide the following info:
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· Attorney John Rhine has owned the house since 1981 and he bought it from Dr. Allen Cato. Dr. Cato purchased the house from the estate of T. W. (Top) George. Rose and Bill King were the previous owners who purchased from Wirth, purchased from J. G. Stansfield and family.
· Built by J. G. Stansfield, construction finished in 1891. The architect was George Barber (from Knoxville, TN) and is a Queen Anne Victorian style. Barber was quite famous for his Victorian house designs. There are 2 other houses in the U.S. built from the same plan, one in Atteboro, MA and one in St. John, WA. The original cost would have been around $6,000.
· There are 4 bedrooms, living room, kitchen, dining room, den, family room, full finished basement and third story. The second story has a maid’s quarters.
· There are 3 sets of pocket doors which are all perfectly functioning and 2 crystal chandeliers, one in the foyer and one in the parlor which is said to be from France according to Stansfield family members.
· The flooring on the first floor is all original and all the woodwork is original including the exterior doors. Much of the woodwork is quarter sawn oak which was purchased in Germany. Mr. Stansfield often went on buying trips in Europe for goods for his department store at the corner of 4th and Market and purchased his lumber there. Workmen at the house always comment on the fine craftsmanship of the home. The flooring on the 2nd story has been replaced with new hardwood.
· There are 4 leaded glass windows in the house and the front entry door has beveled glass which is original. The family room has an Italian marble fireplace. A photo of John’s ancestor, Charles Rhine, in his civil war uniform hangs over the fireplace. A den is entered from the family room.
· T. W. (Top) George bought the house in 1961 and remodeled it. When built there were no bathrooms indoors and the first bathroom was added downstairs just off the kitchen in a room which was formerly the pantry. A set of before and after photos was taken by the George family and they were part of the estate papers of Mr. George which were in the possession of the estate attorney, George W. Woodcock and were given to John Rhine.
· On top of the buffet in the dining room is a binder of information about the house, including photos from 1961 before and after remodeling, floor plans for this house and an article about Barber houses, including this one and the 2 others in the U.S. The painting on the west wall of the dining room is of the back yard of the U. S. Embassy in Moscow where John spent some time. The living room contains an antique oriental rug purchased from the estate of Lou Connett. The painting over the sofa is by Yvonne Mira, a South American painter, whose subjects are always faceless.
· The front foyer opens onto a front porch. The foyer is designed to hold a piano. Oak fretwork graces the oak stairway. The hallway coat closet has a bullet switch to turn on the light fixture which was added by T. W. George who was very far sighted in his remodeling of the house, using only the best of materials but still not changing the original fine flooring and woodwork.
· At the top of the stairs is the library used as an office by John. The bookcase seems to be original with changes only in the doors. The door at the end of the hall opens onto a wonderful porch which is very private.
· Across the hall from the library is the guest bedroom with an antique walnut empire bed with a fine construction and it is a family piece. Some of the other furnishings are antique family pieces, purchased antiques and reproductions in keeping with the time period. This room was originally used as an upstairs sitting room by the Stansfield’s with a doorway to the master bedroom which was next in the hallway. This next room will be remodeled into two bathrooms soon, each with an entry from the adjoining room.
· The current master bedroom is across the hall and has its own bath. Notice that the closet doors are papered the same as the walls in the room.
· The basement has a bar, area used for card parties and a home theatre complete with modern theatre seating; surround sound and leather recliners in the first row. The basement also includes a bathroom which includes a dog bath (built by T. W. George). The original tile in this bathroom has been replaced with marble. The basement remodel in 1961 added a complete second kitchen. At that time there was a maid on the 2nd floor who lived in and a yard man/handy man that lived in the basement.
· The original exterior paint color was gray and T. W. George had the house painted gray with white trim. The house was painted white at some time in the past and remains white today.
· The third floor has a bar, large cedar lined closet and open area used as a game room. At one time the pool table on this floor was owned by Corky Mortland, T. W. George’s step-son. It was so large it had to be put into the house by removing a portion of exterior wall and moved by crane.
· The second floor servant’s quarters were remodeled in 1961 placing 2 bathrooms and storage in one of the bedrooms.
· Outdoors to the west, the gazebo houses the original well for the house. The garage is on the original location of a carriage house built by J. G. Stansfield.
· Mr. Stansfield was the uncle of Dr. T. R. Young. Dr. Young (born 1911) was paid 5¢ to move a goat each day which was staked out in the yard to cut the grass. This was his first job. He was afraid of the goat at first but did the job so he could spend his nickel on ice cream or candy uptown."
Posted by Black.Doll on 2008-01-13 17:51:33
Tagged: , Mt. Carmel , Illinois , Wabash County , George F. Barber , Victorian , 1891 , Queen Anne
Built in 1894-95 by Robert Franklin, a master mason, from design plans created by architect Henry Elliott, this Romanesque style courthouse sits in the center of the town square in Pittsfield, Illinois, which is the county seat of Pike County. Pittsfield is located between the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, approximately 70 miles north of their convergence near St. Louis.
Ground was broken for the courthouse on May 11, 1894, and when the cornerstone was laid on July 12, 1894, a huge celebration was held. According to the Pike County Democrat: “The sun came up with heated brilliance…people came pouring into town from all points of the compass and by 10 o’clock in the forenoon, the city park and surrounding streets and walks were as crowded as if the great Barnum show was here.” The Grand Master of the State of Illinois Masonic Lodge deposited a box in the cornerstone containing numerous county documents and data of the time, including the names of various county officials, copies of newspapers from Pike County towns, St. Louis and Chicago, and copies of bids and contracts for the courthouse.
The octagonal-shaped courthouse is constructed from Cleveland sandstone with a center dome reaching a height of 136 feet. The interior woodwork is Quartered oak with mosaic tile corridor floors. The four entrances to the courthouse are all exactly alike, with identical stone porches covering each entrance. Stained glass panels are above each window in the building and decorate transoms over most office doors. An underground tunnel leads from the courthouse to the nearby jail. The total cost of construction was $48,399.73.
The large courtroom holds 400 spectators. One of the most famous trials conducted in this courthouse was held in November of 1937. The Reverend Newton had been accused of murdering a parishioner with whom he was accused of having an affair, and then throwing her body off of the bridge into the Mississippi River in nearby Hannibal, Missouri. Although both the Reverend and the parishioner were from Missouri, the crime took place on the Illinois side of the bridge in Pike County. News reporters from across the country covered the scandalous trial, and local high school classes were dismissed so students could attend the proceedings.
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Posted by Nikon66 on 2015-12-06 21:41:24
Tagged: , Pike County Courthouse , Courthouse Pike , County , Pittsfield , Illinois , Nikon , D800
A view of the historic Chicago & Alton Railroad Station in Lincoln, Illinois. The Spanish Mission-style depot building was constructed in 1911 by the former Chicago & Alton Railroad, and later used by the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad. The station underwent a $4.1 million dollar renovation in 2016-17. Historic interior features include the original ticket counter, a scale used to weigh luggage and handsome woodwork. The depot building is now occupied by the Logan County Tourism Bureau, while the Amtrak station is located in the rail line’s former freight depot, now connected by a breezeway, that was also renovated in 2017.
Lincoln is the seat of Logan County, which is situated in central Illinois approximately 26 miles northeast of Springfield, the state capitol. The estimated population of Lincoln in 2018 was 13,685.
Posted by myoldpostcards on 2020-04-02 17:38:57
Tagged: , Lincoln , Logan County , Illinois , IL , United States , Former , Chicago & Alton , C&A , Railroad , Station , Amtrak , Historic , Landmark , Architectural , Style , Spanish Mission-style , Logan County Tourism Bureau , Canon , EOS , 5D Mark IV , Season , Winter , U.S. , Route 66
For sale, $495,000.
"Directly across from the Courthouse is "the Castle", an 1896 mixture of Richardsonian Romanesque, Eastlake Victorian, and fantasy architecture dominated by three turreted towers and strong limestone arches over brick. The home was built by Rep. James Robert ("Dollar Bob") Williams, who oversaw the construction of the Courthouse while serving as County Judge from 1882-1886. He served several terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, and spoke for his friend William Jennings Bryan in his presidential campaigns. Bryan and Harry Truman both made whistle-stop visits to Carmi during their presidential campaigns, in 1896 and 1948, respectively. Williams had the house designed by Knoxville, Tennessee architect George Franklin Barber, who sold plans by mail and had pre-cut woodwork shipped to wealthy homeowners in Washington, California and Texas.
The home was almost destroyed in the 1980’s, but local preservationists had the home placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 and helped find buyers for the property."
– home.midwest.net/~cbconly/carmi.htm
Posted by Black.Doll on 2008-01-03 23:42:24
Tagged: , Carmi , Illinois , White County , The Castle , 1896 , Richardsonian Romanesque , Eastlake Victorian , fantasy architecture , Queen Anne , National Register of Historic Places , James Robert Williams house , George F. Barber
Built in 1894-95 by Robert Franklin, a master mason, from design plans created by architect Henry Elliott, this Romanesque style courthouse sits in the center of the town square in Pittsfield, Illinois, which is the county seat of Pike County. Pittsfield is located between the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, approximately 70 miles north of their convergence near St. Louis.
Ground was broken for the courthouse on May 11, 1894, and when the cornerstone was laid on July 12, 1894, a huge celebration was held. According to the Pike County Democrat: “The sun came up with heated brilliance…people came pouring into town from all points of the compass and by 10 o’clock in the forenoon, the city park and surrounding streets and walks were as crowded as if the great Barnum show was here.” The Grand Master of the State of Illinois Masonic Lodge deposited a box in the cornerstone containing numerous county documents and data of the time, including the names of various county officials, copies of newspapers from Pike County towns, St. Louis and Chicago, and copies of bids and contracts for the courthouse.
The octagonal-shaped courthouse is constructed from Cleveland sandstone with a center dome reaching a height of 136 feet. The interior woodwork is Quartered oak with mosaic tile corridor floors. The four entrances to the courthouse are all exactly alike, with identical stone porches covering each entrance. Stained glass panels are above each window in the building and decorate transoms over most office doors. An underground tunnel leads from the courthouse to the nearby jail. The total cost of construction was $48,399.73.
The large courtroom holds 400 spectators. One of the most famous trials conducted in this courthouse was held in November of 1937. The Reverend Newton had been accused of murdering a parishioner with whom he was accused of having an affair, and then throwing her body off of the bridge into the Mississippi River in nearby Hannibal, Missouri. Although both the Reverend and the parishioner were from Missouri, the crime took place on the Illinois side of the bridge in Pike County. News reporters from across the country covered the scandalous trial, and local high school classes were dismissed so students could attend the proceedings.
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Posted by Nikon66 on 2015-12-06 21:40:39
Tagged: , Pike County Courthouse , Courthouse Pike , County , Pittsfield , Illinois , Nikon , D800
A view of the historic Chicago & Alton Railroad Station in Lincoln, Illinois. The Spanish Mission-style depot building was constructed in 1911 by the former Chicago & Alton Railroad, and later used by the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad. The station underwent a $4.1 million dollar renovation in 2016-17. Historic interior features include the original ticket counter, a scale used to weigh luggage and handsome woodwork. The depot building is now occupied by the Logan County Tourism Bureau, while the Amtrak station is located in the rail line’s former freight depot, now connected by a breezeway, that was also renovated in 2017.
Lincoln is the seat of Logan County, which is situated in central Illinois approximately 26 miles northeast of Springfield, the state capitol. The estimated population of Lincoln in 2018 was 13,685.
Posted by myoldpostcards on 2020-04-03 18:17:13
Tagged: , Lincoln , Logan County , Illinois , IL , United States , Former , Chicago & Alton , C&A , Railroad , Station , Amtrak , Historic , Landmark , Architectural , Style , Spanish Mission-style , Logan County Tourism Bureau , Canon , EOS , 5D Mark IV , Season , Winter , U.S. , Route 66