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Item Title
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, Freight Office, Second & Broadway Streets, Quincy, Adams County, IL
LocationSecond & Broadway Streets,
Quincy, IL
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER IL-10
Building/structure dates:
1887 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1910 subsequent work
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Significance: The structure embodies the distinctive characteristics of late-nineteenth century industrial architecture and also for its association with the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad, for which Quincy served as the southern terminus and which contributed to the city's status as an important transportation hub and commercial/industrial center from 1825 to 1910.
Subjects
Transportation IndustryHistoric SitesBrick Buildings
Related Names
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Bruce, J., Delineator
Watts, Roger, Photographer
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. SOUTH FRONT AND EAST SIDE
2. SOUTHEAST CORNER
3. SOUTHEAST CORNER
4. SOUTH FRONT
5. EAST SIDE
6. SOUTH FRONT MAIN ENTRY
7. DETAIL OF EASTERNMOST BAYS ON SOUTH FRONT
8. DETAIL OF TYPICAL BAYS ON SOUTH FRONT, INCLUDING FOUNDATION
9. DETAIL OF TYPICAL BAYS ON SOUTH FRONT
10. DETAIL OF SOUTH FRONT ENTRY FRONTISPIECE
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