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Illinois State Library, circa 1900 (photo)

The Illinois State Library was founded in 1839 by then-Secretary of State Stephen Douglas, who reserved space for it next to his new office in what is now the Old Capitol State Historic Site. Abraham Lincoln, who used the library … Continue reading

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Desnoyers Shoe Co.

See International Shoe Co. 

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John Hay Homes

The John Hay Homes was a 599-unit public housing complex built in 1940 in Springfield and demolished in 1997. When built, the Hay Homes replaced a slum neighhborhood known as the Badlands, and the townhouse-style complex was designed for middle-class … Continue reading

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Memorial Medical Center

See Springfield Hospital and Training School. 

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Brother James Court

See St. James Trade School.

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Howard Austin

See Sangamon County poets.

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‘The Rolling Mill’

See Springfield Iron Co. 

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John Knoepfle

See Sangamon County poets.

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Isaac Diller mansion

See Robert Rudolph. 

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Palmer Tuberculosis Sanitarium

See Open Air Colony.

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