WELCOME to the robust architectural scene of the Gem City! The city of Quincy has some of the most impressive architecture of any community in Illinois, presenting an unrivaled portfolio of styles and well preserved structures, with four National Register Historic Districts. From Quincy’s earliest days of development, a remarkable number of pre-Civil War buildings exist today. Many Federal and Greek Revival style homes and commercial structures built as early as the 1830s can be found in and around the core of the city’s Downtown Historic District. German immigrants helped shape Quincy’s unique cultural background and influenced building styles and craftsmenship in the area known as the South Side German Historic District. As Quincy experienced its greatest periods of growth from 1850-1880, and again in the late 1890s, the population began to move north of the downtown into larger homes to the Northwest Historic District. During the latter part of this period, expansion occurred directly to the east of the downtown area. The stately mansions and large high-style homes of the east end of the city may be the most memorable Quincy buildings. Every architectural style popular within the United States during the Civil War through the turn of the century can be found in what is now known as the East End Historic District. National architectural movements continued to influence the designs of buildings constructed in Quincy during the first half of the 20th century. The Prairie style and Craftsman bungalows are prolific throughout the city, as well as a large stock of magnificent Mid-Century Modern structures. The array of styles throughout Quincy are so extraordinary it’s impossible to capture all of them in one guide. You’ll see a boat club moved by barge in the early 1900s, a 20,000-square-foot mansion built with a basement bowling alley, and a 1948 Lustron pre-fab enameled steel home. The guide explores 48 properties in all, 18 of which are sandwiched in the middle via a self-guided walking tour of the East End. If you would pre- fer to bike the city, the topography is primarily flat and easy to navigate. Bike Quincy offers affordable rentals by the day or hour. Two Treks or a tandem available / Reservations recommended > SeeQuincy.com / 532 Gardner Expy / 800.978.4748.
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DRIVING TOUR MAP + LIST OF PROPERTIES.............. PROPERTIES 1-18 .......................................................... WALKING TOUR / FAMOUS 4 CORNERS .................... WALKING TOUR MAP ..................................................... PROPERTIES 19-30 ....................................................... PRIVATE HOME TOURS ................................................. 1 3-8
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Front cover photo courtesy > Amanda Van Ness
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