DeKoven Street (Chicago)
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DeKoven Street is a street in Chicago, Illinois named for John DeKoven.
The Great Chicago Fire started at 137 DeKoven Street in a barn belonging to Patrick and Catherine O'Leary. At the time, the street was in a less prosperous neighborhood of Chicago. The site of the barn now houses the Chicago Fire Department training school.
References
- Streetwise Chicago by Don Hayner & Tom McNamee ISBN 0829405968
- http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/timeline/greatfire.html
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