First City Hall and Fire House
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N 38° 53.586 W 089° 24.799
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This marker is located directly across from Dairy Queen, just off of the courthouse square.
Waymark Code: WM75KT
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2009
Views: 6
Marker text states:
First City Hall and Fire House
Completed July 31, 1934
The building cost $15,000 and took 5 months to complete. “For the first time in Greenville’s 119 years of history in which great progress was made in every other direction, the city really had its own building in which to conduct its business. In the past they had been compelled to meet in any old house by the side of the road… and many were the places they met to struggle with the city’s business.” Much of the credit for the building’s materialization was due to Mayor Lee Loyd.
County: Bond County
Historical Society: Greenville Main Street
Location: Directly across from Dairy Queen, just off of the courthouse square.
Dedication Date: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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