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Highland Park is a suburban city located in southeastern Lake County, Illinois, United States, about 25 miles (40 km) north of downtown Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 30,176. [2] Highland Park is one of several municipalities located on the North Shore of the Chicago metropolitan area. According to the United States Census ...
This list of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois, has 89 entries including Eads Bridge, which spans into Missouri and which the National Park Service credits to Missouri's National Historic Landmark list. Also added are two sites that were once National Historic Landmarks before having their designations removed.
The first settlers came to Thornton, Illinois, in 1834. Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard received 160 acres of land from Watseka, his Potawatomi wife. In 1836 Hubbard opened the first quarry on Kinzie Street. The site was abandoned because the stone was too deep and of poor quality. Fred Gardner opened a quarry in 1846, and Stephen Crary opened one ...
Princeton Park is a community of single-family homes built in 1944 and is located in the northwest corner of the Roseland community area in Chicago. Originally, it was a subdivision of low cost multi-family row houses between 91st and 95th streets and Wentworth and Harvard streets.
Holland Apartments is a historic apartment complex located at 324-326 N. Vermilion St. in Danville, Illinois.The building was constructed in two sections; the northern half was built in 1906, while the southern half was completed in 1927.
Holland Township is located in Shelby County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 420 and it contained 188 housing units. [ 2 ] The 2010 Census indicates a population of 420.
Illinois Valley Trail went from Ottawa to Orland Park. From Orland Park to the Indiana state line, no named highway was available. [10] The first state highways along the I-80 corridor were numbered IL 7 from the Rock Island east to the Orland Park area and IL 53 from Orland Park east to Indiana state line in 1923.
He donated the western edge of this land to the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad to provide commuter rail service to the area from Chicago. In 1893, he built a unique "Dutch Victorian" style home at 316 West 103rd Street. [5]