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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; |
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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 |