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  • Collection: Photo File: Houses

Photograph of 440 W. Main St.

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Photograph of the cabin in the yard at 440 W. Main St., where Mrs. Alice G. Evans, Decatur Librarian, and Miss Ella Glore, sister of Mrs. Evans resided. In 1931 Heston I. Baldwin bought the property and tore down the house and added the ground to the…

Photograph of 414 W. Main St.

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Photograph of 414 W. Main St. this house was built by J.W. Race about 1880. He sold it in 1904 to William Y. Jackman. It changed hands several times before 1911 when John Henton bought it and tore it down and built the Henton Apartments on that site.

Photograph of 560 Powers Lane

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Photograph of 560 Powers Lane. This house was built by Frank Shlaudeman in 1906 and 1907. The city directories list it as being owned by George Conover from 1918 to 1921 and by Frank J. Parr from 1921 to 1925 when it was acquired by C.C. LeForgee.…

Photograph of 1295 W. Main St.

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Photograph of 1295 W. Main St. This house was built by Honore M. Owen in 1908 and 1909. It was willed to his son Honore M., Jr. in 1950. The 1954 city directory lists Robert H. Morris as living there.

Photograph of 1305 W. Main St.

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Photograph of 1305 W. Main St. This house was built by Joseph M. Brownback in 1906 or 1907. In 1937 it was bought by Robert H. Mueller, Jr. who sold it in May 1946 to the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority of Millikin University.

Photograph of 1060 W. Marietta

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Photograph of 1060 W. Marietta. The city directories first list this address in 1901 and it was owned by John D. Evans. It has had numerous owners since and the 1954 city directory lists Vernon Keller as its owner.

Photograph of 800 W. McKinley

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Photograph of 800 W. McKinley. This house was built in 1909 by Hue Singleton, restaurant owner. His wife and her second husband, Samuel Finger lived there for many years. In 1941 it was owned by Mrs. Della F. Smull. In 1952 it was bought from the…

Photo of House on 1900 W. Main Street and Fairview Avenue.

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Photograph of House on 1900 West Main and Fairview Avenue, taken about 1902. Home of Edmiston McClellan who served 28 years as Macon Co. circuit clerk. Lived in Decatur 1835-1900. (Information from Decatur and Macon County History.)

Photo of House on 334 W. Main Street

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Photograph of House on 334 W. Main Street, Decatur, IL.., residence of Lycurgus L. Bobblett, 1909, city directory.