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223 E. North Street, Du Quoin, IL The Boeheim residence is one of several Barber house examples located in Du Quoin. The Boeheim example of this particular design appears to be a later, somewhat simplified version of the design. The current homeowner graciously allowed me to digitally scan her original Barber artifacts (drawings, specifications, and bill of materials), …
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723 W. Prairie Avenue, Decatur, IL The Johnson residence was, at one point, a beautiful example of this very popular Barber design. The HARGIS photo is from the 1970's and even then, it had already lost a significant part of its architectural character. I can't understand how anyone in their right mind, could let something so beautiful, go …
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239 S. Main Street, Sheffield, IL Village Hall was designed by George Barber in 1908 and built in 1909. Barber may have had an inside track on being selected as the architect for the project because one of the councilman involved with the project was a former Barber client, having built a Barber deigned home back in 1895, …
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