Full Text of HR0764 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 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
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan's boyhood home is located at 816 | 8 | | Hannepin Avenue in Dixon; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The house, which included the barn out back, was | 10 | | built in 1891 for $1,500 by William C. Thompson; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, The Reagan family moved into the home on December | 12 | | 6th, 1920, just before Ronald's 10th birthday; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, The Reagans rented the home for $15 a month until | 14 | | 1923, after which they moved into other homes in Dixon; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, The Reagans rented every home they lived in until | 16 | | Ronald bought them their first house in California; and | 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
| 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
| 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 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan's boyhood home is a main attraction | 14 | | off highway I-88 for visitors and locals alike; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, The home offers supplemental education for | 16 | | schools when learning about United States history; and
| 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
| 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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