A corner view of the National Bank of Decatur taken from the intersection of S. Park and N. Water St. in downtown Decatur. The east (right) side of the 100 block on N. Water St. is occupied by the bank and a parking lot. The two larger buildings in this view, both in the 100 block of S. Water St., are the Standard Life Building and the former Hotel Orlando. Both will be shown in more detail later in this series.
National Bank Of Decatur Building
The bank was started in 1873 as the Decatur National Bank with a capital stock of $100,000. In 1893 it was reorganized as the National Bank of Decatur. For years this bank was located at the northwest corner of Prairie and Water streets, but in 1914 the bank moved into its beautiful new building shown here at the corner of N. Water and S. Park streets. This Neo-Classical style structure was designed by the architectural firm of Brooks & Bramhall. Today it is a fine example of an early 20th century banking institution.
After a 2004 merger the bank became known briefly as Main Street Bank & Trust. A second merger in 2007 saw the bank acquired by Busey Bank in Champaign, Illinois.
Decatur is the seat of Macon County. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in central Illinois. Decatur has an economy based on industrial and agricultural commodity processing and production. The city is home of private Millikin University and public Richland Community College.
Decatur's estimated population for 2019 was 70,746, making Decatur the thirteenth-most populous city in Illinois, and the state's sixth-most populous city outside the Chicago metropolitan area.
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A view of the United States Post Office located in the 200 block of N. Franklin St. in downtown Decatur. The cornerstone of this beautiful Art Deco building was laid in 1934, and the post office was completed the next year at a cost of $400,000. The building was designed by the architectural firm of Brooks, Brimhall & Dague.
The fresco and mural art in this building is the most extensive to be found in any Illinois post office, including Chicago. Additional photos showing the exterior and interior art will be posted at a later date. The Works Progress Administration (WPA), a New Deal agency established during the Great Depression, supplied funding for the artists and artisans through the WPA's Federal Art Project.
Decatur is the seat of Macon County. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in central Illinois. Decatur has an economy based on industrial and agricultural commodity processing and production. The city is home of private Millikin University and public Richland Community College.
Decatur's estimated population for 2019 was 70,746, making Decatur the thirteenth-most populous city in Illinois, and the state's sixth-most populous city outside the Chicago metropolitan area.
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Frank Lloyd Wright designed this beautiful Prairie School house for Decatur industrialist Edward P. Irving and his wife Bernice Irving. Completed in 1909, the house is located on a private lane, Millikin Place, with three other fine Prairie School residences. This is the second of two photographs of the Edward P. Irving House in my "Macon County, Illinois" album. Photographs of the two other Wright-inspired houses on Millikin Place, the Robert Mueller House and Adolph Mueller House, also are included in this album.
Prairie School was a late 19th and early 20th century architectural style. American styles tend to be derived from other countries and cultures. But Prairie School is all-American, developed out on the prairie. Architect Louis Sullivan's teachings and philosophy were the inspiration for the style, which began in 1890s Chicago. Frank Lloyd Wright set the standards for the genre, which was based on the tenets of the Arts and Crafts movement. It was most common in the Midwestern United States, but its influence was felt around the world— especially in north-central Europe and Australia.
Prairie School style architecture is usually marked by its integration with the surrounding landscape, horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad eaves, windows assembled in horizontal bands, solid construction, craftsmanship, and restraint in the use of decoration. Horizontal lines were intended to unify the structure with the native prairie landscape of the Midwest.Lowered ceilings, using a change in level to demarcate space, open planning, indirect lighting—all these can be traced to this modern, American style.
The E. P. Irving House is a significant architectural and historical property in the Decatur Historic District, a residential historic district in the Millikin Heights neighborhood of Decatur. The district encompasses the city's historic Near West and Southwest neighborhoods and was formed beginning in the 1850s and continuing through the 1920s. The Decatur Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Decatur is the seat of Macon County. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in central Illinois. Decatur has an economy based on industrial and agricultural commodity processing and production. The city is home of private Millikin University and public Richland Community College.
Decatur's estimated population for 2019 was 70,746, making Decatur the thirteenth-most populous city in Illinois, and the state's sixth-most populous city outside the Chicago metropolitan area.
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A view of the carriage house that sits behind (to the west of) the James Millikin House mansion. The carriage house proper is a symmetrical structure made of the same red brick as the mansion and forming a stylistic entity with it. A one story addition along the west wall (seen here on the right) of the carriage house was added at some point and is matched to the original structure by use of identical materials, window treatment and decorative motifs.
The James Millikin House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 1974. In 1979, the James Millikin Homestead was created to restore and preserve the interior of this Decatur landmark. Today the mansion is open for tours, and the mansion and grounds are open for special events.
Decatur is the seat of Macon County. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in central Illinois. Decatur has an economy based on industrial and agricultural commodity processing and production. The city is home of private Millikin University and public Richland Community College.
Decatur's estimated population for 2019 was 70,746, making Decatur the thirteenth-most populous city in Illinois, and the state's sixth-most populous city outside the Chicago metropolitan area.
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This Italianate style residence was built in 1880 for L. L. Haworth (1831-1918) by Decatur architect Ebenezer McNabb. Lysander L. Haworth was one of the principals of the Haworth & Sons, a major Decatur industrial establishment. The company invented and manufactured check rowers, an invention that saved the farmer 3/4 the labor of planting. The civic minded Haworth was actively involved in community affairs, and was elected Decatur mayor in 1879 serving one term.
This house in the 300 block of W. William St. served as a family dwelling for 40 years. Then for 20 years it served as the home of kindergartens, dancing schools, lodge organizations and the Community Recreation Association before it became the Burke Nursing home in May 1938.
In 1943 it was remodeled and taken over by the Decatur Day Nursery Association. The nursery name was changed to the Decatur Day Care Center in 1967. The day care center continued to operate from this house until 1994 when it moved to its present location on E. Lake Shore Drive as part of a $2.3 million intergenerational complex that incorporates the Life Enrichment Center of St. Mary's Hospital for older adults. This house on W. William St. is once again a private residence.
The L. L. Haworth House is a significant architectural property in the Decatur Historic District, a residential historic district in the Millikin Heights neighborhood of Decatur. The district encompasses the city's historic Near West and Southwest neighborhoods and was formed beginning in the 1850s and continuing through the 1920s. The Decatur Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Decatur is the seat of Macon County. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in central Illinois. Decatur has an economy based on industrial and agricultural commodity processing and production. The city is home of private Millikin University and public Richland Community College.
Decatur's estimated population for 2019 was 70,746, making Decatur the thirteenth-most populous city in Illinois, and the state's sixth-most populous city outside the Chicago metropolitan area.
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