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Built in 1927-1931, this Art Deco-style building was designed by Law, Law and Potter to serve as the home of the Central Illinois Public Service Company, which was a local energy utility in the Springfield area, though the building is more commonly known as the Illinois Building. The 15-story building was then the largest commercial office building in Illinois outside of Chicago, and stands 201 feet (61 meters) tall. The building features a limestone-clad exterior with decorative green spandrel panels between most windows on the upper floors, decorative carved sculptural reliefs, a setback upper section of the tower, multiple first floor retail shopfronts, and a main entrance on Adams Street with a decorative Art Deco transom, pendant-style light fixtures, and green marble serpentinite cladding above the doorway. The building is a contributing structure in the Central Springfield Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, and expanded to its present size in 2016. The building today houses multiple office and retail tenants.
Springfield Rugby Football Club vs Sunday Morning Rugby Football Club on March 16, 2019 at the Springfield Pitch. Springfield wins 29-24!
Springfield Rugby Football Club vs Sunday Morning Rugby Football Club on March 16, 2019 at the Springfield Pitch. Springfield wins 29-24!
The first British Advance was stayed at the bridge east of the village, June 7, 1780. The Battle of Springfield was fought June 23rd. The Americans under General Greene on that day near the stream west of the church checked the enemy, who in their retreat burned the church and village. From this church Parson Caldwell took psalm-books during the fight and flung them to the Americans for wadding, crying, 'Put Watts into 'em boys'. Erected by the State of New Jersey, A.D. 1905
First Presbyterian Church of Springfield and historical marker. Founded in 1745. Historical plaque and statue in memorial to the Battle of Springfield during the War for American Independence.
The Springfield Presbyterian Church was first established in 1745.
During the Battle of Springfield in the Revolutionary War, the church was burned by British and Loyalist troops passing through the town on their way to nearby Hobart Gap, since it had been used to store ammunition for the Continental Army.
Springfield Rugby Football Club vs Kansas City Blues Rugby team and the Queen City Chaos vs the Omaha Goats women's rugby teams.
Built in 1866-1868, this Romanesque Revival-style building was constructed to house the First Presbyterian Church congregation, founded in 1828, and purchased the building from Third Presbyterian Church in 1876. The church most notably was the site of Mary Todd Lincoln’s funeral after her death in 1882. The building features a red brick exterior with roman arched bays containing stained glass windows and doors, romanesque machicolations, a rose window on the front gable, towers with low pyramidal hipped roofs, which replaced the original tall spires, steel reinforcing supports at the north and south facades, and an educational building on the west side of the building, at the rear of the sanctuary, added in 1928, which is clad in red brick with terra cotta trim. To the north of the historic building is a mid-20th Century two-story wing, which makes references to the architecture of the older sections of the complex in materials and the shape of the bays. The building is a contributing structure in the Central Springfield Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, and expanded to its present size in 2016.
LAVAL, CANADA - APRIL 6: Springfield Thunderbirds v Laval Rocket at Place Bell on April 6, 2024 in Laval, QC, Canada. (Photo by Laurent Corbeil / Arena du Rocket Inc.)
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Illinois Supreme Court Building
The current Supreme Court Building was erected at a cost of $450,500. At dedication ceremonies, Chief Justice John P. Hand accepted the keys to the building on February 4, 1908.
Built in 1937, this Stripped Classical Revival-style building was designed by C. Herrick Hammond and Hubert Burnam, and replaced the previous State Arsenal, which burned in 1934. The building is clad in limestone with fluted pilasters, a rusticated base, one-over-one windows, carved sculptural reliefs, metal canopies at the entrance doors, and windows in the central bays of the upper floors with metal frames and recessed metal spandrels. The building was historically used for large public events, including concerts, as well as being the home of the Illinois State Police and Illinois National Guard. However, the last organization, the Illinois State Police, moved out of the building in 2008, after which it was relegated to use as storage. As of 2023, the building is undergoing renovation to become a state office building.