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Home > Touring the Fire > Heart of the Downtown, 1: The Court House and Environs

Heart of the Downtown, 1: The Court House and Environs

This tour includes the Court House, the center of city and county government, as well as a number of business buildings of different kinds, one with a church on top.

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Landmarks (Tour Stops)

  • Court House

  • LaSalle Street between Washington and Randolph

  • Chamber of Commerce

  • Washington Block

  • Briggs House

  • Marine Bank

  • Sherman House

  • Col. Wood's Museum

  • First Methodist Church

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