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The Red Oak Inn Bed and Breakfast at 219 West Madison was built in 1886 as Simon Hamburg’s gift to his wife. The architectural style is a bit non-descript although the tower shows an element of Queen Anne style, which was popular at the time.

(EDITOR”S NOTE: This is the second story in a planned series of unique homes in Edgar County. The main goal is to feature those homes that depart from normal stick-built houses. Nineteenth … more

By LINDA LANE linda@prarirepress.net | 2/7/22

Damage to the historic Link Art Gallery amounts to broken windows, a bent fire escape, a banged-up overhang and missing bricks. None of the damage was structural, but the gallery has been closed to visitors and most staff while excavators demolished the Horace Link building.

Link Art Gallery looking ahead

The Link Art Gallery is carefully moving toward reopening now that it is out of the Horace Link building’s shadow. The Horace Link building, known locally as a former furniture store, was … more

By Samantha Tucker samantha@prairiepress.net | 5/17/21

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