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Joliet Correctional Center (originally known as Illinois State Penitentiary, colloquially as Joliet Prison, Joliet Penitentiary, the Old Joliet Prison, and the Collins Street Prison) was a prison in Joliet, Illinois, United States, from 1858 to 2002.
713 East State Street 1920s Illinois National Guard Armory 605 North Main Street 1937 Rockford City Hall 425 East State Street 1926 Winnebago County Courthouse Annex 403 Elm Street 1916-1917 Chick House: 119-123 South Main Street 1857 February 7, 1997 Elks Club Building [4] 210 West Jefferson Street 1912 Abraham Lincoln Junior High School
Illinois State Penitentiary-Joliet Historic District. September 25, 2023 1125 Collins St. ... Joliet East Side Historic District: August 15, 1980
Stateville is located 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Joliet, Illinois (16830 IL Route 53 Crest Hill, IL 60403; (815) 727-3607), on a site of over 2,200 acres (8.9 km 2), of which 64 acres (26 ha) are surrounded by a 33-foot (10 m) concrete perimeter with 10 wall towers.
A task force was created in 1986 to preserve the deteriorating west downtown district. The Chick House was recognized in 1997, the Rockford Morning Star Building in 1999, the William Brown Building in 2000, and the Rockford Elk's Lodge #64 in 2005. On September 5, 2007, the West Downtown Rockford Historic District was recognized as a historic ...
Located on the bank of the Rock River, the conservatory is the third-largest in the state of Illinois. Just north of the gardens is Symbol, an Alexander Liberman sculpture moved from downtown during the 1980s and now one of Rockford's most recognizable features. [76] In 2021, artist Rafael Blanco painted "Thinking of you Rockford" in Rockford ...
The Garrison–Coronado–Haskell Historic District is in the northwest side of Rockford, Illinois. Large-scale residential development first came to the city in the late 1850s. Thomas Garrison was one of the early real estate developers for the west side; he is the namesake of the Garrison School in the district. Dr.
The commercial building at 324–30 East State Street is the oldest in the district. The following buildings contribute to the historical fabric of the district: [2] Rockford Wholesale Grocery Building, 1909; Morning Star Newspaper Building, 1932; Old Y.M.C.A. Building, 1889; Germania Hall, 1890; 324–30 East State Street, c. 1855-60; Old City ...