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Strawbridge-Shepherd House
Springfield
The University of Illinois at Springfield in February agreed to lease this
162-year-old farmhouse—and its two acres—to a local preservation group.
The
two-story structure, which is one of the oldest surviving frame houses in
central Illinois, has been unoccupied for more than two decades. In 2005, the
university requested bids to move, restore, or demolish the building, which it
has owned since 1970.
The ten-year lease with the Iles House Foundation calls
for the group to restore the building, which will be aided by a $5,000
stabilization grant from Landmarks Illinois’
Preservation Heritage
Fund.
To contribute toward this project, contact Dick Hart, Iles Foundation, at (217)
553-0055, or rhart1213@aol.com, or go to
ilesblogspot.com.
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