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Morgan-Wells House

Buildings and structures in Quincy, IllinoisCentral Illinois Registered Historic Place stubsHouses completed in 1855Houses in Adams County, IllinoisHouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
National Register of Historic Places in Adams County, Illinois
Quincy Morgan Wells
Quincy Morgan Wells

The Morgan-Wells House, also known as the Norwood-Morgan-Wells House, was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places on November 16, 1977. The house was located at 421 Jersey Street in the Adams County city of Quincy, Illinois. This Italianate structure was built in 1860 onto another structure by Edward Wells. The original building, which was later the rear of the house, was constructed in 1853 by J.E. Norwood, a pork packer. Quincy banker Lorenzo Bull, who owned the home by 1901, gave it to the Cheerful Home Association and it became the first licensed children's home in the state of Illinois in 1901. In 1933 the YWCA purchased the home for $10.On October 17, 2016, the Quincy City Council approved a demolition permit for the Morgan-Wells House to allow the expansion of offices for the local newspaper. The Herald-Whig subsequently took title to the house and promptly demolished it.

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Morgan-Wells House
South 5th Street, Quincy

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South 5th Street 130
62301 Quincy
Illinois, United States
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