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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to learn that the historic Pasfield | ||||||
4 | House Inn has been chosen to appear on the official Springfield | ||||||
5 | city ornament for the 2014 holiday season; and | ||||||
6 | WHEREAS, The Pasfield House Inn will be featured on the | ||||||
7 | 22nd Springfield city ornament, in a series depicting landmarks | ||||||
8 | or events unique to Springfield; and | ||||||
9 | WHEREAS, The Pasfield House Inn, a historically | ||||||
10 | significant Springfield landmark, was acquired in 1996 by | ||||||
11 | former Republican Clerk of the House Tony Leone and extensively | ||||||
12 | renovated; and | ||||||
13 | WHEREAS, Tony Leone was recognized by the Illinois House of | ||||||
14 | Representatives for his revitalization of the west side of the | ||||||
15 | Capitol Complex, by being appointed to the Advisory Board of | ||||||
16 | the Illinois Capitol Historic Preservation Board, as well as by | ||||||
17 | the Illinois Governor as a trustee to the Illinois Historic | ||||||
18 | Preservation Board; and | ||||||
19 | WHEREAS, The Pasfield House Inn is located just west of the | ||||||
20 | current State Capitol Complex and was once part of a 40-acre | ||||||
21 | estate that 3 generations of Pasfields had resided on since the |
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1 | early 1840s; and | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The Pasfields played a significant role in | ||||||
3 | Springfield becoming the State capitol; and | ||||||
4 | WHEREAS, George Pasfield and wife, Mary, arrived in | ||||||
5 | Springfield in 1831 and established the first grocery emporium | ||||||
6 | on the new public square and was instrumental in the town's | ||||||
7 | early growth; and | ||||||
8 | WHEREAS, George Pasfield was among 40 local businessmen who | ||||||
9 | pledged to invest in a bond to build what is now the Old State | ||||||
10 | Capitol in Springfield should the legislature, then in | ||||||
11 | Vandalia, consider relocation to Springfield; and
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12 | WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly passed legislation | ||||||
13 | in 1837 to relocate the State's capitol to Springfield thanks | ||||||
14 | to the efforts of Abraham Lincoln and "the long nine", along | ||||||
15 | with the financial support of George Pasfield's business group; | ||||||
16 | and
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17 | WHEREAS, In the early 1900s, his grandson, George Pasfield, | ||||||
18 | Jr., owner of what is now known as the Pasfield House, became | ||||||
19 | President of a local business group, Capitol Grounds Purchase | ||||||
20 | Association, which acquired all residential property south of | ||||||
21 | the current Capitol building, allowing expansion; and
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1 | WHEREAS, George Pasfield, Jr. testified before the | ||||||
2 | Illinois Senate, requesting that a building be erected on the | ||||||
3 | expanded grounds; and
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4 | WHEREAS, In 1918, construction began on the Illinois | ||||||
5 | Centennial Building, now the Howlett Building; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Centennial Building, along with the | ||||||
7 | erection of the Supreme Court Building, established the | ||||||
8 | permanency of Springfield as the State Capital; therefore, be | ||||||
9 | it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
11 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
12 | we commend Tony Leone for his passion and dedication to promote | ||||||
13 | and preserve the State's history, while raising the bar for all | ||||||
14 | future historical restoration efforts throughout the City of | ||||||
15 | Springfield; and be it further | ||||||
16 | RESOLVED, That we laud the City of Springfield for choosing | ||||||
17 | the Pasfield House Inn to appear on the official 2014 | ||||||
18 | Springfield City Ornament; and be it further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to Pasfield House Inn proprietor Tony Leone and |
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1 | Springfield Mayor Michael Houston as an expression of our | ||||||
2 | esteem and respect.
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