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Photograph of Porches along the 400 Block of N. Church St.
Photograph taken of the porches on the East side of the 400 block on N. Church St.
Photograph of 561 N. Church St.
Photograph of 561 N. Church St. In 1874 the Enos Pratt family moved to Decatur and acquired the home on N. Church St. It was the home of Miss. Abbie Pratt until her death in 1940. She left the property to Florence Shade. The 1954 city directory lists…
Photograph of 752 N. Broadway
Photograph of the house at 752 N. Broadway, where the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen was organized in 1880. Home of William Felton.
Photographs of Captain David L. Allen's Second Home
Photographs of Captain David L. Allen's home on the south bank of the Sangamon River. It was unusual in structure because of its octagonal tower and for years it was a landmark of Macon county. It was torn down about 1905 and is was the site of…
Photograph of 400 Block of N. Water
400 block of N. Water. Built by Captain David L. Allen, this was the first two-story house in Decatur. It was on the 1955 site of Leath Furniture Company. It was torn down in 1904.
Photographs of the A. E. Staley House
361 N. College. Built by W. J. Quinlan in the early 1880's and sold to William H. Ennis in 1891. It was bought by A. E. Staley in 1913 and extensively remodeled. The home was given to the Y.M.C.A. in September of 1952 by Mrs. Emma L. Staley. In 1952…
Photographs from the St. Vincent's Hospital in Taylorville, IL
Various photographs of the interior and staff of the building of St. Vincent's Hospital in Taylorville, IL taken December 21, 1954.
Photographs from St. Mary's Hospital of Staff and Equipment
Various photographs from 1961 and 1971 of St. Mary's Hospital staff and equipment.
Photographs of Outside Views of St. Mary's Hospital
Photographs of outside views of St. Mary's Hospital taken in the 1960's and 1970's.