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Photographs of 890 W. William St.
Photographs of 890 W. William St. This house was built by George E. Moeller in 1912. Around 1928 it was bought by John H. McEvoy who still lived there in 1954.
Photograph of 445 W. Prairie Ave.
Photograph of 445 W. Prairie Ave. This apartment house was built by Edward Drobisch in 1912.
Photograph of No. 1 Millikin Place
Photograph of No. 1 Millikin Place. This house was built by Robert Mueller in 1911 and 1912. His widow, Addie E., still lived there in 1954.
Photographs of No. 4 Millikin Place
Photographs of No. 4 Millikin Place. This house was built by Adolph Mueller in 1912. It was sold in 1946 to Richard S. Reeser.
Photo of House on 531 W. Main Street
Photograph of House on 531 W. Main Street, Decatur, IL. "Originally built by Michael Troutman in 1868. It was the first brick residence built on that street. In 1912 it was remodeled and a coat of cement plaster was put over the brick. Mr. and Mrs.…
Photographs of 1165 W. Main St.
Photographs of 1165 W. Main St. This house, known as the Della P. Gushard home was built in 1912. In 1953 the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity moved into the house. They had previously occupied it from 1924 to 1932.
Photograph of 404-418 W. Main St.
Photograph of 404-418 W. Main St. This building was built by J.R. Henton and J.W. Richardson, brother-in-law of Henton, in 1909-1912. It was known as the Henton Apartments. In 1954 it was owned by Don Richardson of Shelbyville, IL., who is a son of…
Photograph of 323 W. Macon St.
Photograph of the house at 323 W. Macon St. This house was built by Smith E. Walker in 1912. His widow, Mabel Mills Walker, still lived there in 1954.
Photo of House on 226 N. Franklin Street.
Photograph of House on 226 N. Franklin Street. "Though this picture was made after the Jasper J. Peddecord house at 226 N. Franklin street had deteriorated, it was at one time one of the handsomest in the city. It had 14 rooms and was long a center…
Photographs from the Decatur & Macon Co. Hospital Cornerstone Parade and Groundbreaking
Photographs from the Decatur Memorial Hospital, formerly the Decatur & Macon County Hospital, groundbreaking ceremony on November 17, 1911 and photographs from the Cornerstone Laying Parade on November 28, 1912. Mrs. Susan Hagaman, originator of the…
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Forty-Fourth Annual Report - Circulation - Adult - May 1919
Decatur Public Library Board of Trustees annual report May 1919