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1 .- architecture ABUNDANT A SELF-GUIDEDDRIING TOUR QUINCYIL With 4 sections of the city designated National Register Historic Districts, Quincy reflects just about every design element imaginable, from a-z art deco baroque benya, john bungalow collegiate gothic colonial revival craftsman dick brothers brewery district eastlake english tudor farmhouse gothic revival greek revival high victorian italianate islamic revival jacobean konefes spec houses log cabin mediterranean moderne moorish revival neoclassical osdel, john m. van patton & fisher prairie queenanne richardsonian romanesque shotgun trapp row union block venetian gothic revival wood, ernest x marks the 24th spot... yellow brick zwick row Quincy has 4 National Register Historic Districts encompassing large geographic areas, noted by color on the map. Over 3,500 structures contribute to these areas. In addition, there are 3 Local Historic Districts of smaller size. The Driving Tour guides you through a selection of diverse areas of the city for exposure to a variety of styles. It takes approximately an hour to complete (excluding airport stop #15). We encourage you to peruse Downtown (the District) & the End Historic District on foot or via bicycle. Rent a tandem or trek bike at the illa Kathrine (stop #1 on the tour). 532 Gardner Expressway Quincy 8OO D R I I N G TO U R M A P on page 4 SEEO seequincy.com 8OO ~

2 1 ILLAKATHRINE 532 GARDNER EXPRESSWAY built 1900 GEORGE BEHRENSMEYERarch mediterranean BUILT FOR QUINCY NATIE & WORLD TRAELER GEORGE METZ. MODELED AFTER THE ILLA BEN AHBEN IN MOROCCO. 8 TRAPPROW SOUTH 10TH built 1889 shotgun cottages POPULAR HOMES TO THE SPECULATIE BUILDER, THESE DWELLINGS COULD BE SQUEEZED ONTO A 30-FT LOT. 2 HISTORYMUSEUM 332 MAINE PATTON & FISHERarch romanesque revival EARNEST WOODarch stucco addition 1929 built QUINCYBAYIEWBRIDGE WESTBOUND US HIGHWAY 24 built TEMPLEB NAISHALOM 427 NORTH 9TH built ERNESTWOODSTUDIO 126 NORTH 8TH built STBONIFACECHURCH 641 MAINE built 1962 ROBERT BUNCEarch moorish revival BUILT MIDWAY BETWEEN THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD & THE WORKPLACES OF A THRIING JEWISH COMMUNITY. ERNEST WOODarch prairie school ILLUSTRATES WOOD S DEPTH OF REERENCE FOR FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT. ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HSTORIC PLACES. JOHN BENYAarch mid-century modern MAGNIFICENT TERRAZZO FLOORS & STONE WALLS. LISTED ON THE 150 MOST SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURES IN ILLINOIS. 7 SALEMEANGELICALCHURCH 437 SOUTH 9TH built 1877 LIMESTONE. ORIGINALLY QUINCY PUBLIC LIBRARY, WITH 2ND FLOOR READING ROOM STRETCHED BELOW WOOD-AULTED CEILINGS. MODJESKI & MASTERSeng POEPPING, STONE & BACH CABLE-STAYED SUSPENSION, BUILT AT A COST OF $32 MILLION, WITH A TOTAL LENGTH OF 4507 FEET. STUNNINGLY LIT SINCE JOHN S MCKEANarch victorian gothic BUILT PRIMARILY FOR ITS GERMAN CONGREGATION, WITH A WIDE PREACHING AUDITORIUM. 9 PARKPLACE SOUTH 12TH-14TH NEAR YORK built BINKERT & CRUTTENDENdev predominantly queen anne QUINCY S FIRST COENANT SUBDIISION. HOMES WERE REQUIRED TO BE STONE OR BRICK AND COST A MINIMUM OF $3000. ARCHITECTPROFILE: GEORGE BEHRENSMEYER Quincy s first academically trained architect, returned from the Univ of IL fully armed with the Colonial Revival. His first commission, however was the illa Kathrine, EASTENDHISTORICDISTRICT 10 12TH-24TH BETWEEN MAINE & STATE greek revival italianate j.lyman silsbeearch harvey chattenarch harvey chattenarch george behrensmeyerarch JOHNWOODMANSION S 12TH HOME OF QUINCY S FOUNDER & THE 12TH GOERNOR OF IL; HOUSE MOED FROM ACROSS THE STREET IN LORENZOBULLHOUSE MAINE BUILT BY PROMINENT FINANCIER LORENZO BULL FOR HIS DAUGHTER, ELIZABETH & HER HUSBAND. WILLIAMWARFIELDHOUSE MAINE STONE IMPORTED FROM MINNESOTA, WITH DECORATIE TERRA COTTA ORNAMENT MOLDED AND FIRED NEAR CHICAGO. HAREYCHATTENHOUSE JERSEY KNOWN AS IY WALL, CHATTEN S OWN HOME HAS A DRAMATIC SWEEP OF AN IY-CLAD EAST SIDE GABLE. THEODOREPOLINGHOUSE JERSEY IN 1889, POLING CREATED THE CITY S FIRST GARDEN ADDITION, FOLLOWING THE TERRAIN S WINDING FASHION, WITH HIS HOME AS THE CENTERPIECE. HENRYSPRICKHOUSE YORK ENGLISH ARTS & CRAFTS MOEMENT MELDED WITH THE PRAIRIE SCHOOL, WITH ART GLASS DISTINCTIONS. STATELY MANSIONS WITH METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED LAWNS & GARDENS ARCHITECTPROFILE: HAREY CHATTEN Quincy native who brought the Queen Anne Style to its greatest local realization. Chatten trained Ernest Wood, the leading practitioner of the Prairie Style.

3 ALDOBOULEARD CHARLES BEHRENSMEYERarch art moderne/international style DESIGNED FOR STEEL WHOLESALER CLARENCE GERDES, HOME IS BUILT ENTIRELY OF STEEL & CONCRETE. 12 ERNESTCHATTENHOUSE 2336 OAK STREET CHARLES BEHRENSMEYERarch art moderne BEHRENSMEYER S MOST ORIGINAL STATEMENT, WRAPPING A FREE- FLOWING GEOMETRY WITH A TAUT CEMENT SKIN. 13 ZWICKROW COLLEGE AENUE BAUHAUS & ZWICKbuilders moderne style THIS ROW OF FIE SPECTACULAR HOUSES CAPTURES THE MODERNE STYLE IN SEERAL MOODS: HARD- EDGED & ROUND-CORNERED, UNADORNED & AGGRESSIELY TEXTURED. ARCHITECTPROFILE: CHARLES BEHRENSMEYER Nephew to George Behrensmeyer & also trained at the Univ of IL, Charles provided the transition to architecture of contemporary times, unleashing a folio of designs in a pure Moderne Style. 14 LINCOLNHILL BETWEEN STATE & MAINE FLANKING 30TH STREET ARIOUS ARCHITECTS modern ranch built LINCOLN HILL NE MID-CENTURY MODERN SUBDIISION CONSISTING OF FOUR BRANCHES WITH A HOST OF SLEEK DESIGNS AND FLOWING LAWNS. MANY OF THESE HOMES WERE OUTFITTED WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART APPLIANCES, LIGHTING & INTERCOM SYSTEMS. ARIOUS ARCHITECTS ARE REPRESENTED, WITH JOHN BENYA BEING ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT. 15 QUINCYREGIONALAIRPORT 1645 HIGHWAY 104 built 1972 JOHN BENYAarch modernistic * Add minutes driving time to see the Quincy Regional Airport terminal. ARCHITECTPROFILE: JOHN BENYA Known as an imaginative modernist, John Benya created numerous cutting edge designs that were constructed throughout the Midwest and beyond, with the futuristic airport terminal a definite coup.

4 front st 2nd 3rd START HERE 1 (TOURIST INFO CTR) ILLA KATHRINE mississippi river HWY 24 3 BAYIEW BRIDGE N 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 12th 14th 16th 18th 20th 22nd 24th 30th SALEM CHURCH 7 state JOHN WOOD MANSION ALDO BLD 11 TRAPP ROW 8 kentucky york 9 PARK PLACE 4 divisions flanking 30th 14 east ave 23rd LINCOLN HILL ERNEST WOOD ST BONIFACE STUDIO 6 5 HISTORY MUSEUM 2 jersey EAST END HISTORIC DISTRICT 10 maine QUINCY MUSEUM hampshire vermont TEMPLE B NAI SHOLOM 4 broadway 15 to QUINCY REG L AIRPORT (9.5 miles from 30th & Broadway) spring 12 oak ERNEST CHATTEN HOUSE 13 college ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH ZWICK ROW N A T I O N A L H I S T O R I C D I S T R I C T S NORTHEAST DOWNTOWN SOUTH SIDE E A S T E N D (The District) GERMAN LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS B R E W E R Y PARK PLACE ZWICK ROW

5 L I K E TO S E E M O R E? ANNUAL ARCHITECTURE- RELATED EENTS QUINCY PRESERES HOME TOURS May & Oct quincypreserves.org BEHIND THE GARDEN GATE TOUR June quincypreserves.org LOFT TOUR thedistrictquincy.com Dec Upper level living in downtown PRIATE HOME TOURS OF QUINCY P H OTO G A L L E RY O F H O M E S * P R I A T E H O M E T O U R S Groups as intimate as 6 or as large as 90 may enjoy custom tours of stunning homes in Quincy s East End. The tours are given by the home-owners themselves and arranged in advance by the CB, at a cost of $5/person per home. These tours have received rave reviews, and are ideal for friend & relative groups, motor coach groups as well as corporate activities. Call the CB for RESERATIONS 8OO Home #2 is open for al la carte tours Mondays 10am-3pm at $5/person. Watch for the black & pink yard sign, and simply ring the bell maine * 1677 maine 1656 maine maine 129 east ave 2200 york york 2320 york 230 s 24th s 16th 320 s 16th 327 s 16th grove 218 s 18th 228 s 18th SEEO seequincy.com 8OO ~ park place park place 1505 kentucky