Bill Text: IL HR0764 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the 30th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's boyhood home being placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-01-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR0764 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0764-Introduced.html
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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 recognize Ronald Reagan's | ||||||
| 4 | Boyhood Home and Visitor Center on the occasion of the 30th | ||||||
| 5 | anniversary of it being placed on the National Register of | ||||||
| 6 | Historic Places; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan's boyhood home is located at 816 | ||||||
| 8 | Hannepin Avenue in Dixon; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The house, which included the barn out back, was | ||||||
| 10 | built in 1891 for $1,500 by William C. Thompson; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, The Reagan family moved into the home on December | ||||||
| 12 | 6th, 1920, just before Ronald's 10th birthday; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, The Reagans rented the home for $15 a month until | ||||||
| 14 | 1923, after which they moved into other homes in Dixon; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, The Reagans rented every home they lived in until | ||||||
| 16 | Ronald bought them their first house in California; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan's boyhood home was added to the | ||||||
| 18 | National Register of Historic Places on his 73rd birthday, | ||||||
| 19 | February 6, 1984; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The home has been fully restored with furnishings | ||||||
| 2 | reflective of the 1920s; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Visitors who tour Ronald Reagan's home can see the | ||||||
| 4 | room that he shared with his brother Neil, visit the barn that | ||||||
| 5 | houses a Model T automobile similar to the one the Reagan | ||||||
| 6 | family owned, and view rooms of photos, videos, quotes, and | ||||||
| 7 | other information in the Reagan legacy timeline; they can hear | ||||||
| 8 | stories about the home and the Reagan family from the | ||||||
| 9 | informative volunteer tour guides; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Visitors can also have their photo taken next to a | ||||||
| 11 | life-size statue of Ronald Reagan in the Reagan Memorial Park | ||||||
| 12 | nearby; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan's boyhood home is a main attraction | ||||||
| 14 | off highway I-88 for visitors and locals alike; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, The home offers supplemental education for | ||||||
| 16 | schools when learning about United States history; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, The dedicated volunteers strive to provide | ||||||
| 18 | memorable experiences for new and returning visitors alike; | ||||||
| 19 | therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 2 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 3 | we recognize Ronald Reagan's Boyhood Home and Visitor Center on | ||||||
| 4 | the 30th anniversary of it being placed on the National | ||||||
| 5 | Register of Historic Places; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the volunteers, staff, and board of directors of | ||||||
| 8 | Ronald Reagan's Boyhood Home and Visitor Center.
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