Cunningham Township in Urbana in Champaign County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Ezekiel Boyden Home
circa 1850
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023
1. The Ezekiel Boyden Home Marker
Historic Landmark
Designated 2011
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
Location. 40° 6.558′ N, 88° 12.735′ W. Marker is in Urbana, Illinois, in Champaign County. It is in Cunningham Township. Marker is on West Illinois Street west of South Birch Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 404 W Illinois St, Urbana IL 61801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Richards-Latowsky House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Unitarian Universalist Church (about 500 feet away); Lindley House (about 600 feet away); Nathan C. Ricker House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lincoln & Photography (approx. ¼ mile away); The Eli Halberstadt House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Nat H. Cohen Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Busey's Hall/Princess Theater (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Urbana.
Regarding The Ezekiel Boyden Home. Boyden (1821-1894), a two-term mayor of Urbana in the 1850s, owned a successful plow and wagon factory on Main Street. The pre-Civil War vernacular house originally sat at 303 West Elm Street, where then-U.S. Senate candidate
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Also see . . .
1. The house where Lincoln slept. Abraham Lincoln slept in this house, though he didn't leave any souvenirs behind. (Paul Wood, The News-Gazette, posted April 2, 2017) (Submitted on June 14, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. 404 W Illinois St, Urbana, IL 61801. Archived for-sale listing includes numerous photographs of the house. (Zillow) (Submitted on June 14, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023
2. The Ezekiel Boyden Home Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 57 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 14, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
