The American Institute of Architects released its list of 150 Great Places in Illinois. These are places within a community that enrich the quality of life of the area in which they are located. Springfield has two great places, the Old State Capital and Lincoln's Home. Big shocker there.
I personally find it sad that Springfield, a town that boasts a rich, deep connection to history, only has two buildings that make it on this list.
UPDATE: My bad. As Greg points out, there are several buildings from Springfield on the list, including the ALPLM, the Dana Thomas House, and the current state capitol. When I used the Great Places website I navigated using their default statewide map. When clicking on Springfield, the dots overlap making it difficult to find all sites listed. It's best if you choose to search by city. My apologies. Kudos to Springfield for having so many places on the list.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
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There are more than two buildings on the list that are in Springfield, IL. The new Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum, the Dana-Thomas House, Abraham Lincoln's house, the Old State Capitol and the New State Capitol all made the list. Springfield has several building that have been designed by world famous architects or architectural firms that were not on the list. Unfortunately these buildings have not been their best work.
Sorry Greg. You're right. When I searched this morning, I used the default map. The dots on Springfield overlapped to an extent that I could only find two locations. When searching by city, I can see that there are more sites listed. That's better.
I personally think of the Orpheum theater when I think of buildings that should be here but aren't. Would it have made it on the list if it were still standing today?
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