Tour Overview
A Guide to Downtown Pekin, Illinois, 1920-2020
The Pekin Public Library, with the help of the Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society, has prepared this itinerary of a self-guided historical tour of the Tazewell County Courthouse Square in downtown Pekin, comparing today’s downtown with a look back to 100 years ago or more.
This self-guided tour takes approximately 25 or 30 minutes to complete, depending on one's pace and one's interest in each of the buildings and points of interest.
The itinerary extends along the four blocks surrounding the courthouse, starting at the courthouse and McKenzie Building, then beginning a square at the intersection of Court and Fourth streets, heading west down to Capitol Street, then south to Elizabeth Street, east to Fourth, and then north back to the intersection of Court and Fourth.
Stops
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Stop 1: Tazewell County Courthouse
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Stop 2: McKenzie Building, 11 S. Fourth St.
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Stop 3: 363 Court Street
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Stop 4: 359 Court Street
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Stop 5: 357 Court Street
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Stop 6: 353-355 Court Street
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Stop 7: 347 Court Street - The Steinmetz Building
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Stop 8: 345 Court Street
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Stop 9: 343 Court Street
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Stop 10: 341 Court Street
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Stop 11: 337 Court Street
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Stop 12: 335 Court Street
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Stop 13: 333 Court Street - Farmers National Bank Building
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Stop 14: 331 Court Street
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Stop 15: 338-340 Court Street - The Schipper & Block Building
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Stop 16: 15 S. Capitol Street - The Arcade Building
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Stop 17: 101 S. Capitol Street
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Stop 18: 334 Elizabeth Street - The Old Post Office Building
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Stop 19: 340 Elizabeth St. - The Masonic Temple
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Stop 20: 342 Elizabeth St.
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Stop 21: 350-362 Elizabeth St.
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Stop 22: 22 S. Fourth St.
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Stop 23: 16-18 S. Fourth St.
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Stop 24: 12-14 S. Fourth St.
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Stop 25: 10 S. Fourth St. – The Frings Building (now numbered 6 S. Fourth St/).
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Stop 26: 8 S. Fourth St.
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