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Walking Tour of Elgin Mental Health Center Cemetery

WebThe EMHC cemetery is more than a burial ground. It is an artifact of a by-gone era's social safety net and healthcare policy. Tour this little location with Elgin Mental Health Center historian Bill Briska. Location: Meet at …

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Historic ElginHistory of the Elgin Mental Health Center

Web270 N Grove Ave. Elgin, IL, 60120. United States. gCal. iCal. Follow the twists and turns of the state hospital and the dramatic changes in mental health care in just the past 30 years. This program is in partnership with the Elgin History Museum. Elgin historian, Bill Briska, has revised and updated his 1997 The History of the Elgin Mental

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Historic Elgin416 Fulton Street

WebHISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE. 416 Fulton Street was built for Dr. Henry J. Gahagan and his wife, Della (Cullen), in 1902 for $3,500. Gahagan was a skilled physician and surgeon and was Elgin's City Physician for several years with his office located in the Sherwin Building. Gahagan was also the president of the Fox Valley Medical Association, and maintained …

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Historic Elgin416 E. Chicago Street

WebNaturally, 416 E. Chicago Street was the first in Elgin to be lit with gas. In 1882, he then worked for the Southwestern Lumber Company as President and manager in Arkansas. He was there for only four years, returning to Elgin due to ill health. By 1892, he became the first president of the Elgin National Bank. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE.

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Historic Elgin105 N. Gifford Street

Web105 N. GIFFORD STREET. HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE. 105 N. Gifford was built in 1885 for David C. Cook for $10,000. Cook, the son of a Methodist minister, a prominent Elgin publisher, born in New York in 1850. As a young man, David worked in his father's Chicago print shop and taught Sunday school. It was these two activities which led him down the

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Historic Elgin600 Margaret Place

WebHISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE. Henry Jensen built the home for the Vincent and Eliza Lovell in 1886. In 1887, it is the first time Vincent is listed in the Elgin City Directory at 1 Margaret Place. When the address numbering system changed for the final time in 1894, 1 Margaret Place became 600 Margaret Place.

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Historic Elgin453 Douglas Avenue

WebHISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE. In the Elgin City Directory from 1878-79, a Jennie Stone and her husband Arthur N. Stone are listed at 125 Douglas Avenue.

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Historic ElginHillside Cemetery Tour

WebThe EMHC cemetery is more than a burial ground. It is an artifact of a by-gone era's social safety net and healthcare policy. Tour this little location with Elgin Mental Health Center historian Bill Briska. Location: Meet at Highlands Golf Course East Parki

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Historic Elgin52 Crighton Avenue

WebHISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE. Sylvanus Wilcox purchased the land in which the house resides in 1855, but the home of 52 Crighton Avenue is not listed until Directories from 1860.

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Joel Sheesley: A Fox River Testimony at Gail Borden Library

WebWheaton artist Joel Sheesley is working with The Conservation Foundation’s Fox River Initiative , an environmental education and outreach program about the Fox River and the Fox Valley. Through “A Fox River Testimony” art exhibit, the foundation hopes to broaden interest in the health of the Fox Ri

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Historic Elgin392 E. Chicago Street

WebHISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE. Around 1848, the one-story portion of 392 E. Chicago Street was built by Jonathan Force, a mechanic-carpenter-gardener. In 1866, the house was purchased by Charles L. and Dorothea (Andorff) Kohn.

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Historic Elgin429 Division Street

WebGifford Park Association; Downtown Commercial Historic District; Near West Neighbors Association; North East Neighborhood; Elgin National Watch Historic District

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Historic Elgin820 N. Spring Street

WebGifford Park Association; Downtown Commercial Historic District; Near West Neighbors Association; North East Neighborhood; Elgin National Watch Historic District

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Historic Elgin911 Douglas Avenue

WebHISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE. Following the passing of Edward C. Lovell, the executor of his will began selling remaining lots in the Addition with lot 13 bought by Frank Taylor for $1000 in September 1907, who then took out a mortgage for $1500 in April 1908.

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Historic Elgin345 Vincent Place

WebGifford Park Association; Downtown Commercial Historic District; Near West Neighbors Association; North East Neighborhood; Elgin National Watch Historic District

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Historic Elgin1039 Bellevue Avenue

WebGifford Park Association; Downtown Commercial Historic District; Near West Neighbors Association; North East Neighborhood; Elgin National Watch Historic District

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Historic ElginElgin Civil War Experience

WebThe City of Elgin will debut the Elgin Civil War Experience on Saturday & Sunday, June 10 & 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the property adjacent to 600 S. State Street in Elgin. The public is invited to experience 1863 by participating in many camp activities and watching battles reen

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