South Ottawa Township in LaSalle County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
116 W. Prospect Ave.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, December 29, 2023
1. 116 W. Prospect Ave. Marker
designated a
Local Historic Landmark
by the City of Ottawa, Illinois
October 16, 2018
Erected by City of Ottawa, Illinois.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.
Location. 41° 20.404′ N, 88° 50.465′ W. Marker is in Ottawa, Illinois, in LaSalle County. It is in South Ottawa Township. Marker is on West Prospect Avenue east of Christie Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 116 W Prospect Ave, Ottawa IL 61350, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hossack House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Home of John Hossack (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Johnston (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); 215 E. Prospect Ave (approx. 0.2 miles away); Board of Supervisors (approx. 0.4 miles away); Abraham Lincoln (approx. 0.4 miles away); Stephen Douglas (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lasalle County Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ottawa.
Regarding 116 W. Prospect Ave.. From the Ottawa Historical and
this page online
The Cora J. Pope Home – 116 West Prospect Avenue – Ottawa, IL Milton and Cora Justine Pope built this lovely 18 room Victorian home on the south bluff of Ottawa in 1902. Cora oversaw much of the construction work herself. The couple did not have children, but each had an abiding interest in the community. When Cora died in 1942, the Sixth item in her Last Will and Testament bequeathed her home on Prospect Avenue, together with all the household furniture, furnishings, goods and equipment, etc., to wit: “To establish and perpetually maintain a home for the comfortable support and maintenance of aged, respectable, indigent women, who may be incapable of self-support, but not including any who may be paupers, the said home to be always known and named ‘The Cora J. Pope Home.’”
The house was converted into a bed and breakfast in 2018.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, December 29, 2023
2. 116 W. Prospect Ave. Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 194 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 12, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
