Peoria City Hall, 419 Fulton Street, Peoria, Peoria County, IL
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Significance: The Peoria City Hall was constructed in 1897...The design of this building was thorough, all for elevations are finished in Lake Superior sandstone. The details of this Flemish Renaissance style structure are seen in all for elevations. Reeves & Bailee, Peoria Architects, were thorough in their treatment of the Flemish Renaissance style...Designed as a City Hall, this building has served Peoria well for over 85 years. The City Hall Building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in February, 1973. The City Hall was the site of speeches to a public gathering by Adlai Stevenson III and Edward Kennedy, both at the time were U.S. Senators on the campaign trail for Lyndon Johnson.
Survey number: HABS IL-1129
Building/structure dates: 1897 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73000715
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