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Fisher–Nash–Griggs House. / 41.341250°N 88.858694°W / 41.341250; -88.858694. The Fisher–Nash–Griggs House, also known as the Cottage Home, is a historic high-style Greek Revival house in the city of Ottawa, Illinois, United States. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
The John Hossack House was built in 1854–55 by John Hossack, a Scottish born Ottawan. Hossack had worked on the Illinois-Michigan Canal in Chicago before arriving in Ottawa. Hossack was an abolitionist who hid as many as 13 fugitive slaves in his house as a stop on the Underground Railroad. In a famous 1860 case involving fugitive slave Jim ...
The economy of the Illinois people was based on agriculture, hunting, and fishing. They depended heavily on agriculture, and generally had villages located near rivers where the soil was most fertile. Maize was the primary crop, but the Illinois also planted beans, squash, pumpkins, and watermelons, and gathered wild foods in the forests.
The Ottawa County Auditor's Office recorded the following property transfers between March 18 and March 29: Allen Township. 23887 W. Walbridge Road, Michael T. Moor and Elizabeth A. Moor to Ian S ...
Location of LaSalle County in Illinois. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in LaSalle County, Illinois. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
April 22, 1993. The Andrew J. O'Conor III House, also referred to as "Riverbend" and "Buena Vista," is a historic home in the city of Ottawa, Illinois, United States. The structure that exists today was originally constructed in 1848 and underwent major remodeling in 1922. The house was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in ...
The Ottawa County Auditor's Office recorded the following property transfers between July 22 and July 26: Carroll Township. 6645 Ottawa Ave., Estate of Grace McIntosh to Loretta P Wade, $30,000.
November 22, 2011. The Ottawa Commercial Historic District is a historic district in downtown Ottawa, Illinois. The district includes 195 buildings and structures, most of them commercial buildings, spread out over 26 city blocks. The oldest buildings in the district, located near the Illinois and Fox rivers, were built in the 1830s.