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The Fisher–Nash–Griggs House, named for its first three owners, was built c. 1852–57 on Ottawa Avenue in Ottawa, Illinois. Between its construction and 1916 the home underwent a number of additions and renovations, all styled in Classical or Greek Revival. [2] George Smith Fisher had the northern part of the house built in the mid-1850s.
Ottawa is a city in and the county seat of LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. It is located at the confluence of the navigable Fox River and Illinois River , the latter being a conduit for river barges and connects Lake Michigan at Chicago , to the Mississippi River , and North America's 25,000 mile river system.
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Andrew J. O'Conor III House; Ottawa Avenue Cemetery; Ottawa Commercial Historic District; Ottawa East Side Historic District; Ottawa station (Rock Island Line) Ottawa Township High School; Ottawa, Illinois, minor league baseball history
The Thomas A. Beach House was built by Thomas A. Beach in 1872, and he lived in it until he died in 1911. The front half of the house was completed in 1872, the back half of the house in 1886 and a front porch was added c. 1900. Following Beach's death the house was occupied by his granddaughter, Alma Lewis James, a local author and historian.
The court in Ottawa, one of five in the state of Illinois, played a role in drawing the Lincoln-Douglas Debate to the city. [2] The building, at 1004 Columbus Street in Ottawa, still serves as the Third District Appellate Court of Illinois. [8] The Third District Appellate Court building is an example of Classical Revival architecture.
The Ottawa Commercial Historic District is a historic district in downtown Ottawa, Illinois. The district includes 195 buildings and structures, most of them commercial buildings, spread out over 26 city blocks. The oldest buildings in the district, located near the Illinois and Fox rivers, were built in the 1830s.
Ottawa attorney Andrew J. O'Conor III bought the house and property in 1920. The O'Conor's, who renamed the home "Riverbend," completed an extensive renovation of the home in 1923. The result was a 5,100-square-foot (470 m 2 ) house surrounded by a spacious yard with a commanding view of the Fox River .