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 Site of the Grant Leather Store - Galena, Illinois Posted by:  iconions
N 42° 24.945 W 090° 25.744
15T E 711533 N 4699140
Site of the Grant Leather Store is at the Coatsworth Building which is a four story limestone and brick Two-Part Commercial Block/Italianate building located at 120-122 South Main Street in Galena, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WM10N29
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2019
Views: 2
The SITE OF THE GRANT LEATHER STORE is occupied by a building at 120 S. Main St. Here Grant went to work for his father when he came to Galena in 1860.
- Illinois: A Descriptive and Historical Guide, 1939 -- pg. 340
(seal of the City of Galena)
J.R.Grant Leather Store
1858-1864
U.S.Grant Employed Here
1860-1861
Erected by Galena Bicentennial Commission, 1976
- Marker Text
Current name: Commercial Building
Style: Two-part commercial block, Italianate.
Architectural Description: This is a 4-story commercial building in the Italianate style built in 1864. The foundation is limestone. Exterior walls are brick, limestone. The building has a flat roof. Windows are original wood 4/4 double- or single-hung, storefront, round arch, hood molding/crowns. Doors are original wood; glass glazed, paneled with transom.
- ruskinarc.com Historic Architecture Survey Database
| National Register Building Details |
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| ADDRESS |
HIST. PROPERTY NAME |
C or N/C |
DATE |
STYLE, FORM, TYPE |
| 120-122 S. Main Street |
Coatsworth Building |
C |
1856 |
Two-Part Commercial Block/Italianate |
- National Register Application
Book: Illinois
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 340
Year Originally Published: 1939
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