Jessie Morgan Photograph Collection

1870 2nd Piatt County Courthouse: Located at 101 W. Washington Street, Monticello, IL.

1870 East Side of the Monticello Square: The 100 block of S. State Street, Monticello, IL.

1870 South Side of the Monticello Square: The 100 block of W. Main Street, Monticello, IL.

1870 The 200 Block of West Washington Street: Monticello, IL

1890 (Horace) Meacham Clothing: Located at 100 W. Washington Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 2nd Piatt County Courthouse: Located at 101 W. Washington Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 A. F. Davis Lunch Room: Located on the 300 block of W. Livingston Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 A. F. Moore Harness Factory: Located on the 100 block of E. Washington Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 A. H. Wildman Home: Located on the corner of Market and Bond Streets at 216 W. Bond Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Alex Morrison Home: Located in the SE part of Monticello, IL.

1890 Andy Woolington Home: Located at 318 E. Washington Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Ann Dillman House: Located on E. Lincoln Street, Monticello, IL. Albert Hirt on porch.

1890 Anna Rinck Home: Located at 829 N. Walnut Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 August Hammerschmidt Home: Located at 726 W. Wilson Street, Monticello, IL. Oliver Marquiss Family is shown.

1890 Aunt Liza Neal House: Located in the SE part of Monticello, IL where Virgil Glenn later lived.

1890 Austin Ellis and Wife: House was located on the corner of Grant and Independence Streets at 203 E. Grant Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Ball's Grocery: Located on the 300 block of W. Washington Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Berry Fowler Home: Located on E. Lincoln Street in Monticello, IL. Pictured is Mrs. Berry Fowler and Mr. Fowler, the famous horse trader, can be seen in the barnyard with his horses.

1890 Bill Anderson House: Located on E. Marion Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Brightbills Home: Located in West part of Monticello, IL at 119 E. Grant Street. Ella Jones Hanson lived here.

1890 Buggy seat turned upside down per custom: To keep a dry seat during any type of weather.

1890 C. D. Moore Home: Located at 418 E. Washington Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 C. J. Bear Home: Located on the corner of Piatt and Marion Streets at 173 S. Piatt Street, Monticello, IL. The home was later owned by Dr. J. M. Holmes and sisters.

1890 Cap Crandall and his horse: Taken on S. Charter Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Chas Ayre Property: Located at 302 E. Washington Street, Monticello, IL. Pictured are Mrs. Dillon and Mrs. Rhoades

1890 Chas Hammerschmidt Home: Located in Monticello, IL.

1890 Chas White House: Located East of L.C. Burgess House. Has since burned down.

1890 Chris Hammerschmidt and his son, Anton: Taken in or near Monticello, IL.

1890 Clem Brooks Home: Located at 603 E. Center Street, Monticello, IL. The original site for this home was the South side of the Monticello Square where the City Building is located.

1890 Clint Harrington Home: Located on the NW corner of Hamilton and E. Marion Streets at 218 E. Marion Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Clothing Store: Located at 102 W. Washington Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Coffin Building: Located at 114 S. Charter Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Col. Smith Home: Located at 844 N. Charter Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Conard Bungalow: Located in Monticello, IL. Home was later torn down.

1890 David D. Rock Home: Located at 532 N. Charter Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Dee and Lily Bush: Home was located on the SE part of Monticello, IL.

1890 Dighton Building: Located on the 100 block of E. Washington Street, Monticello, IL. Keith Knott and Chas Huston pictured.

1890 Dr. J. B. Walsh Home: Located at 116 E. Lincoln Street, Monticello, IL. Logan Hapton Home was later built on this site.

1890 Dr. J. D. Knott's Flats: Flats were located on E. Washington Street in Monticello, IL. In 1936, the West flat was occupied by M. Woolington and the East flat by R. B. Weddle.

1890 Dry Goods Shop: Located on the East side of the Monticello Square, the 100 block of W. Main Street.

1890 E. F. Summers Home: Located on the corner of Marion and Hamilton Streets at 217 E. Marion Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 E. G. Knight Home: Located on the corner of State and Center Streets on the 300 block of N. State Street, Monticello, IL. Pictured is Mrs. Knight on the porch and Hannah Flemming in the yard.

1890 East Washington Street: Monticello, IL.

1890 Empire Steam Laundry: Located at 115 E. Washington Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Etta Hill Kelly Home: The home was on the SW corner at 217 E. Lafayette Street, Monticello, IL. The home originally belonged to her mother, Martha Barnes.

1890 Fan Kuykendall House: Located on South Independence Street, Monticello, IL. Her maiden name was Motherspaw, sister of John.

1890 First National Bank: Located at 200 W. Washington Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Fleming House: Located on E. High Street. Occupied by Mrs. Addie Hampton and owned by Anna Goeggle.

1890 Frances Magill Home: The home at 542 N. Charter Street, Monticello, IL was built by Leslie Barrett.

1890 Frank Adkins Home: Located at 218 E. Lafayette Street, Monticello, IL. Pictured are Aunt Nancy (wearing an apron) and Mary Wisehall.

1890 G. E. McMillen Hardware: Located at 114 W. Washington Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 George Mench Home: Located at 913 E. Center Street, Monticello, IL. On the South side of Center Street, near the end of the street.

1890 H. J. Evans Star Grocery Delivery Wagon: Located at 113 W. Main Street, Monticello, IL. Shockey Weaver pictured.

1890 H. P. Harris Hardware: Located at 110 W. Washington Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 H. Schwartz Jeweler: Located at 110 S. Charter Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Hawthorne Home: Located on the 300 block of S. Charter Street in Monticello, IL where the Presbyterian Parsonage was located in later years.

1890 Hency Hott Home: Located at 301 E. Washington Street, Monticello, IL and later torn down to build the Brady Boarding House.

1890 Henry Meyer and his old Home: Located at 850 N. Front Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Henry Saint Home: Originally located at 701 N. State Street, Monticello, IL but later moved to Bridge Street to make room for the new Burgess Home.

1890 Hetishee Home: The old Theodore Gross Home located on the corner of Main and Piatt Streets at 506 E. Main Street, Monticello, IL. Later owned by Darrell J. Tippett.

1890 Home of Chas. Schmidt the Wagonmaker: Monticello, IL

1890 Home of Joe Starkey: Monticello, IL

1890 Home of Mrs. Minerva Hunter and her daughter, Nellie.: The house was located on Charter Street and later remodeled by Lizzie Barrett and Ezra Warehime.

1890 Horace Meacham House: Located on the corner of State and Grant Streets at 619 N. State Street, Monticello, IL. The John Kirby Home replaced this house.

1890 Hotel Royal: Located at 204-206 W. Washington Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Hubbard Home: Located at 214 E. Grant Street, Monticello, IL. This house later became a 2-story house. Pictured are Bob and Zelphie Hubbard.

1890 Ira Snyder Home: The home was located at 125 S. Piatt Street, Monticello, IL. It was torn down to build the Seymour Marquiss Home.

1890 J.T. Vent Home: Located in Monticello, IL. Home was later purchased by David Dearduff.

1890 Jake Bush House: Located in the nineteens corner of State and Lincoln Streets at 605 N. State Street, Monticello, IL. The home was later owned by Mr. Rodgers of Tull & Rodgers.

1890 John and Della Ryan Home: Located on the corner of Marion and Charter Streets at 407 S. Charter Street, Monticello IL. Later torn down to build the home of Dr. Matson.

1890 John Bender and the Folrath Family lived here: The home was located on Elm Street in Monticello, IL. Now the location of a church.

1890 John E. Andrew Furniture Dealer and Undertaker: Located at 102 S. Charter Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 John Kizer Home: Located on the NW corner of Market and Marion Streets, Monticello, IL.

1890 Livery & Feed Barn: Taken in Monticello, IL with George Secrist holding the team.

1890 Livery & Feed Barn: Taken in Monticello, IL with Jonathan Betts and John Andrews pictured.

1890 Lunch & Confectionery: Located at 109 S. State Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 M. Hazzard Grocery: located at 104 W. Charter Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Mackey House: Located on the corner of S. Buchanan and Main Streets. The house burned down and Mr. Schmidel re-built on the site.

1890 McIntosh Livery & Feed Stable: Located at 110 N. Market Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Mike Hazzard Home: Located at 400 E. Washington Street, Monticello, IL. Quintuplets were born in the home which was torn down in 1934 by J. D. Griffith.

1890 Monument to George Patterson: George was the first school teacher of Monticello and was buried in the Old Monticello Cemetery off of Railroad Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Morris Lowry and Piatt Smith in front of the Lowry Building: Located on the South side of the Monticello Square in the 1890s.

1890 Mr. and Mrs. George Thorpe: Monticello, IL

1890 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Martin's Home: The first house North of the Illinois Central railroad track on N. Charter Street with an address of 308 N. Charter, Monticello, IL.

1890 Mrs Will Lowry: Located at 416 S. Emerson Street, Monticello, IL just South of Tom Martin's home.

1890 Mrs. Atch Secrist in gate and her daughter Lota in front.: Located in Monticello, IL.

1890 Mrs. Bettner, Maude and Bess: Ross Griffith lived in home in later years. Monticello, IL

1890 Mrs. Class's Home: Later became the schoolyard of the North School in Monticello, IL.

1890 Mrs. Flowers and her daughter Maude (now Mrs. George Donaldson): Located at 819 Walnut Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Mrs. Frank Griffith and Mrs. Lena Griffith Irvin: Monticello, IL

1890 Mrs. Georgia Payne on the corner of Lafayette and Buchanan Streets.: Located on E. Lafayette Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Mrs. James Duvall and children: Monticello, IL

1890 Mrs. L. M. Taylor's Home: Located at 309 W. Center Street, Monticello, IL. Miss Ethel Taylor lived here in 1906.

1890 Mrs. Leslie Bennett and then Mrs. J. P. Cole lived in this home: Located on Center Street in Monticello, IL.

1890 Mrs. Nancy Lowry with her daughters, Ella and Vera: The home was located on E. Center Street just East of State Street with an address of 118 E. Center Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Mrs. Nanny Hast, formerly Nanny Holden: Home was located in Monticello, IL.

1890 Mrs. Sam Neal Home: Located at 419 S. Charter Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Mrs. Sprague's Home: Located in Monticello, IL

1890 Nannie Hart Home: Was located where Ralph Galbreath now lives at 831 Walnut Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Nellie Hunter House: Located on the corner of E. Marion and Independence at 202 E. Marion Street, Monticello, IL. Later became the Shamrock Hardyman home.

1890 Old Adkins Property: Locatdon the Corner of Marion and Independence Streets at 118 E. Marion, Monticello, IL.

1890 Old H. D. Peters Home: Located at 315 S. Buchanan Street, Monticello, IL but later torn down to build a new home for Mr. Peters.

1890 Old Henry Holden Home: Located on Walnut Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Old McWilliams Apartment House: The house was built for two families at 435 S. State Street, Monticello, IL but is no longer standing.

1890 Old Sam Hall Home: Located on W. Wilson Street, Monticello, IL. Sam Rainwater later lived in the same home.

1890 Olive Bush Residence: Located on E. Main Street, Monticello, IL. Later became the home of Jennie Beck.

1890 Optician, John Davison's Home: Located on the SE corner of Buchanan and Lafayette Streets at 403 E. Lafayette Street, Monticello, IL. Later the home of Clara Watts.

1890 Orville Hart Home: Located on Wilson Street in Monticello, IL and later residence of Ray Gossett.

1890 P. A. Lord & Sons Building "The Boom": Located at 216-220 W. Washington Street, Monticello, IL. Mr. & Mrs. P. A. Lord pictured.

1890 P. Bach's Saloon: Located at 219 W. Washington Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Percy Jones Home: Located on the corner of Center and Hamilton Streets at 302 E. Center Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Records Home: Located on the corner of Buchanan and Grant Streets in Monticello, IL.

1890 Rhodes & Thorpe Sample Room: Located at 108 E. Washington Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Rice Medaris Home: Located at 202 E. Grant Street, Monticello, IL one block East of State Street. The home was later torn down and became a vacant lot in 1936.

1890 Richard and Sadie McCune Home: Located at 111 N. Hamilton Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Ridgley & Rhoades Meat Market: Located on the 100 block of W. Main Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Riley I. Tatman Home: The home was located on the corner of State and Center Streets at 407 N. State Street, Monticello, IL. This home was torn down to build the Jean R. Marquiss Home.

1890 Sam Cole Home: Located at 303 S. Independence Street, Monticello, IL. The home was built by James Guy. Mr. Guy was said to have entertained President Lincoln for dinner one evening.

1890 Star Restaurant: Located at 217 W. Washington Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 The 1st Monticello Illinois Central Railroad Depot: Taken in late 1800s in Monticello, IL.

1890 Thomas Welch Home: Located in Monticello, IL.

1890 Unidentified Home: Located in Monticello, IL.

1890 Villa Jones Home: Located West of Lincoln School in Monticello, IL.

1890 W. E. Smith Dry Goods Wagon: Taken in Monticello, IL with Tug Wilson pictured.

1890 W. R. Yazle Horse Shoeing: Located on the 300 block of W. Livingston Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Watch House: Located at 822 Bridge Street, Monticello, IL.

1890 Woolington Home: Located at 618 E. High Street, Monticello, IL. Mrs. Henry Woolington on left. Later became home of Wittigs.

1890 Zybell & Hyde Boots and Shoes: Located at 104 W. Livingston Street, Monticello, IL.

1900 Unidentified Children: Unidentified date and location in Monticello, IL.

1900 Unidentified Man with horse and wagon: Unidentified date and location in Monticello, IL.

1906 Old Settlers at Briar Crest: Celebrating William H. Piatt's 90th Birthday near Monticello, IL.

1906 William H. Piatt's 90th Birthday Party: Photographed at Briar Crest NW of Monticello, IL.

1917 WWI Men in front of Piatt County Courthouse: Taken at 101 W. Washington Street, Monticello, IL.

1933 Danny Roscoe "Mayflower" Mug Shot: Taken in Monticello, IL.

1940 Aerial View of Allerton House: Located SW of Monticello, IL in Robert Allerton Park.

1940 Allerton House: Located SW of Monticello, IL in Robert Allerton Park.

1940 George and Harvey Harding: Unidentified date and location in Monticello, IL.

1940 Interurban Train Car Interior: Mrs. Amy Gibbs is pictured. Location unidentified.

1940 Piatt County Courthouse: Located at 101 W. Washington Street, Monticello, IL.

1940 Sun Singer Sculpture: Located SW of Monticello, IL in Robert Allerton Park.

1940 The Death of the Last Centaur Sculpture: Located SW of Monticello, IL in Robert Allerton Park.

1940 Unidentified man and child during Monticello Western Week: Taken on the 300 block of W. Main Street looking East in Monticello, IL.

1950 Bryant Cottage: Located at 121 E. Bodman Street in Bement, IL. Site of the Lincoln-Douglas Memorial.

1950 Interurban Station: Located on the SE corner of Market and Livingston Streets, Monticello, IL.

1950 Monticello Depot: Monticello, IL

1962 John Gregg Allerton, Robert Allerton and Elmer Priebe: At Allerton House, located SW of Monticello, IL in Robert Allerton Park.

















































































































































