Painting The Harkey Property ~ July 2022
July 23, 2022 - The Historical Society of Montgomery County began repairing and repainting the Solomon Harkey House property.
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Jeff Dunn
- Jul 6
1209 E Union - Litchfield
This home is no longer standing. It was located on Route 16 in Litchfield across the street from Sunshine Park. I think the home was...
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Jeff Dunn
- Nov 18, 2021
Historic Homes of Tillson Place
Hillsborough, Illinois Tillson Place from notes by Dorothy Whitehead Hough who lived with her Grandparents Jacob and Elizabeth Whitehead...
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Jeff Dunn
- Nov 14, 2021
Charles W. Miller Drops Dead In Front Of His Home
Fell Dead at His Home Friday, January 13, 1922 at 12:15 P.M. - One of the Most Prominent Merchants in Hillsboro for the Past Forty Years...
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Jeff Dunn
- Oct 12, 2021
Esther's Home & Gardens
Several newspaper articles mention Esther Challacombe's yard and how proud she was of her flowerbeds and garden. She was an avid...
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Jeff Dunn
- Oct 8, 2021
The Residence of John McLean
Located at 405 School St in Hillsboro, the home was built in 1885 by John McLean Circuit Clerk of Montgomery County.
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Jeff Dunn
- Oct 1, 2021
The Hagee House
It was 100 years ago that the second hotel In Hillsboro, a two-story frame structure, was sawed into three separate sections. Carpenters...
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Jeff Dunn
- Sep 3, 2021
Tearing Down An Old Landmark
Fritz Weingand, Jr., who recently purchased the old J. T. Eccles residence, corner of Water and Berry Street, and just east of the...
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Jeff Dunn
- Jun 17, 2021
Illinois Stories @ Harkey House
Host Mark McDonald was back in Hillsboro and shot a couple more episodes of “Illinois Stories”.
Watch The Solomon Harkey House Episode!
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Jeff Dunn
- May 23, 2021
William Henry Miller Home Explosion
On September 3, 1939 William Henry Miller committed suicide by blowing up his home up with more than 320 sticks of dynamite. At Old...
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