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JOHN WOOD MANSION / 425 S 12TH / 217.222.1835 / touring museum / hsqac.org
> 14-room home of Quincy’s founder; moved from its original site a block away in 1864 > Designated as one of 200 Great Places in Illinois by the IL Council of the American Institute of Architects [IllinoisGreatPlaces.com]
1835 / GREEK REVIVAL / JOHN CLEAVELAND builder
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PARK PLACE / SOUTH 12TH-14TH NEAR YORK ST
> Quincy’s first covenant subdivision, consisting of 25 houses > Homes were required to be stone or brick and a minimum cost of $3000 > Note 1200 Park Place, the subdivision’s pilot house, by architect John Batschy
1889-1917 / primarily QUEEN ANNE / BINKERT & CRUTTENDEN developers
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QUINCY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL / 100 S 14TH / 217.222.3070
> Five stories tall, with mosaic details enscripted on the walls > Building costs estimated at $1.3 million in 1929, originally Quincy’s Senior High > Home of the elaborate Morrison Theatre with a capacity of 2,000
1933 / VENETIAN GOTHIC / JOHN D. CHUBB architect
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