Dec 18 2009
Peoria’s Beautiful Historic District
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Peoria’s Beautiful Historic District
Moss Avenue is a street in Peoria, Illinois, that is full of history. It has many landmarks, such as the Pettengill-Morron house and the Frank Lloyd Wright house. It is also full of interesting historical facts. The area surrounding Moss Avenue has even been dubbed an historical district by the city of Peoria. Residents of the district must follow certain rules that were put in place to protect and beautify the area.
Early in Peoria’s history, the area surrounding Moss Avenue was the upper-class area of town. Nearly all the houses along the avenue were large for their time, and only the extremely wealthy could afford to live there. Then over time, the area began to deteriorate. It became a lower-class area until around 1980. During this unfortunate time, many of the houses suffered damage. Some time later many of the local residents decided to do something about the situation, and they founded the Moss-Bradley Association. This took place between 1970 and 1980. The new organization established rules for all those living in the area, with the area surrounding Moss Avenue having the strictest laws. Even now people must follow these rules and get special permission from the city ofPeoria to do any exterior renovations to their properties. The Moss-Bradley Association continues to protect the area to this day.
The Pettengill-Morron house is located on 1212 West Moss Avenue. Built in 1883, it has been home to many. During the times of slavery and racial oppression, it was used as part of the Underground Railroad. Today, many neighborhood events take place there. Another historical landmark found on Moss Avenue is a house designed by famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The current owners of the house bought it not knowing this and later discovered that it was actually worth a small fortune because of its architect.
Moss Avenue is a street that has gone through difficult times, and has recovered. It has many old homes; some of which were used in the Underground Railroad. Even famous architects have designed homes on this magnificent street.
