Description: Decatur, ILLINOIS - Lincoln Square - Transfer House - 1942: Decatur is the largest city in and the county seat of Macon County, Illinois, United States. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 70,522. It is the seventeenth-most populous city in Illinois. Decatur has an economy based on industrial and agricultural commodity processing and production. The city is home to Millikin University and Richland Community College. The Transfer House is a historic building located in Central Park in Decatur, Illinois. Built in 1896, the building originally served as a transfer point for Decatur's electric streetcar system. Architect William W. Boyington's design for the building was influenced by a number of Victorian styles, particularly the Richardsonian Romanesque. The building was ultimately moved to Central Park and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Transfer House was built on Lincoln Square (Intersection of N/S Main Street and E/W Main Street) in 1896 to serve as Decatur's main transfer point for City Electric Railway streetcars and Illinois Traction System interurban trains. This Linen Era postcard, published in 1942, is in good condition. Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" Chicago. No. 2B-H130. Decatur News Agency, Ill.
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Featured Person: William W. Boyington
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
Year Manufactured: 1942
City: Decatur
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Curt Teich
Subject: Lincoln Square - Transfer House
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: Linen (1930-1945)
Country: United States
Region: Illinois
Theme: Aerial View, Architecture, Cities & Towns, Landscapes, Transportation, Buses, Automobiles, Richardsonian Romanesque, Victorian
Features: Panoramic
Time Period Manufactured: 1940-1949
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
