photograph

Photograph

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Pont du Sable home and of Governor Alexander McNair

Pont du Sable home and of Governor Alexander McNair

Name/Title

photograph

Entry/Object ID

2019.30.137

Description

Governor's Mansion. The home of Governor Alexander McNair when the Legislature met in St. Charles. Also the home of Jean Baptiste Ponte Sable, founder of Chicago, Illinois. Located at the corner of 2nd and Decatur streets. Now the site of a filling station.

Create Date

February 12, 2024

Update Date

March 26, 2026