Washington City
Washington City Hall is located at 301 Walnut Street, Washington, IL 61571.
Phone: 309‑444‑3196.
Neighborhoods
- Stonegate
- Beverly Farms
- Beverly Manor
- Bristol Park
- Brookhill
- Canterbury Manor
- Cherry Pointe
- Colonial Manor
- Coyote Crossing
- Cranes Addition
- Cypress Ridge
- Deer Haven
- Deer Ridge
- Deer Ridge Estates
- Del Mar
- Devonshire
- Devonshire Estates
- Doering Park
- Eagle Ridge
- Eastgate
- Eastgate Village
- Edgemere
- Eldridge Addition
- Farmdale
- Felkers Subdivision
- Firethorn
- Garrison Addition
- Goodwin And Woods Addition
- Grandyle Arms
- Hagan Addition
- Harkins
- Harvard Hills
- Heather Court Condos
- Highland
- Highview
- Hillcrest
- Hollands Addition
- Hunters Glen
- Kara Steeplechase
- Lake Windchime
- Lawnwood
- Mallard Crossing
- Melrose Place
- Melvins
- Northbrook
- Oak Creek
- Original Towne
- Paradise Gardens
- Park Court
- Pine Lakes Country Estates
- Robindale
- Rolling Meadows
- Rolling Meadows North
- Sherwood Park
- Summit Estates
- Sundale
- Sunnyland Addition
- Timber Creek
- Timber Ridge Estates
- Trails Edge
- Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove Estates
- Washington Estates
- Washington Knolls
- Wilmore Estates
- Windridge Estates
- Windsong Estates
- Zimmerman
Beginnings [1]
The first settlement in the town of Washington, or its vicinity, of which we have any account, was made in the spring of 1825 by William Holland Sr., who came here from Peoria (then Fort Clark). He was formerly from North Carolina and was employed by the United States government as a blacksmith for the Indians who then inhabited this part of Illinois. He continued to work for the Indians for several years after settling here. He built a log house and his was the only family in or near Washington until 1826, his nearest neighbor being Thomas Camlin who lived on Farm Creek, three miles east of Peoria.
In 1834 William Holland Sr. laid out the original town of Washington, being that part of the town now lying east of Main Street. The first building erected in the original town plat was put up by Joseph Kelso, Sr., in April 1834, shortly after his arrival here from Indiana.
- Early History of Washington, Illinois and Vicinity, 1922, Tazewell County Reporter, publisher.