An artist’s rendering of how a revamped pedestrian-friendly Jackson Street might appear, from Fifth Street looking west, with the Executive Mansion grounds on the left. MASSIE MASSIE AND ASSOCIATES In the 1820s, when Springfield was still changing from a sleepy frontier settlement to a bustling metropolis, a small creek ran through what is now the […]
Illinois Executive Mansion
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Home sweet homes
See the brick Italianate governor’s mansion or the Italianate home of the Edwards family or the Greek Revival-style Elijah Iles home or the Georgian-Revival home where the prominent family the Pasfields lived. Six historic houses will be decked out for the holidays in their old-time digs, Dec. 15, between noon and 5 p.m. A half […]
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Majestic metal
The Sangamon Brass Quintet has an upcoming performance on Aug. 24 from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at the Washington Park gazebo. Bring your chairs and enjoy classical and contemporary music in a casual outdoor setting. Members are Byrd Davis on trumpet, Aaron Duncan on trumpet, Jan Dungey on French horn, Matt Traeger on trombone, and Stuart Farris […]
