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The section of Shelbyville laid out at the city's founding in 1827 forms the center of the district. Shelbyville's public square, which includes the 1880 Shelby County Courthouse and a veterans' memorial, is the central feature of this part of the historic district. The original section of Shelbyville also includes significant commercial and ...
The Horace M. Tallman House is a historic house located at 816 W. Main St. in Shelbyville, Illinois.Horace M. Tallman built the Queen Anne house for his family in 1905. . Tallman was a farmer and farm implement salesman, and he became the owner of the Ann Arbor Machine Company in
The same law provided for the creation of a commission to choose a location for a new county seat and directed that it be named "Shelbyville". [ 2 ] : 54 A location having been ascertained, the county commissioners began preparing to build a courthouse by the end of 1827.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II unveiled an 800-pound Butter Cow sculpture to be on display at the Illinois State Fair.
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Shelbyville have ranged from a low of 19 °F (−7 °C) in January to a high of 87 °F (31 °C) in July, although a record low of −26 °F (−32 °C) was recorded in January 1915 and a record high of 111 °F (44 °C) was recorded in July 1936.
The Chautauqua Auditorium, built in 1903, is a large historic icosagonal (20-sided) wooden chautauqua meeting hall located at Forest Park and North East 9th Street, Shelbyville, Illinois, United States. On January 30, 1978, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [1] It is the largest building of its kind anywhere in the world.
The Illinois State Fair’s butter cow is back in all its creamy glory. Sculptor Sarah Pratt spent 90 hours over five days crafting the cow. The unsalted spectacle, first whipped up in 1922, has ...
Lakewood is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Lakewood Township, Shelby County, Illinois, United States. Lakewood is located on County Highway 12, 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Shelbyville. [3] Lakewood had a post office, which opened on July 26, 1872, and closed on November 2, 2002. [4]