April 6, 2015
Because of the Easter Holiday, Caitlyn and John had long weekend, since there was no school in Murphysboro. So, they took a little visit by car to see Caitlyn's mom at Hurst-Rosche Engineers and Design Architects, located at 37°43'55.5"N 88°55'38.5"W. We left my house at 108 N. Chamberlain Drive, which was 14.6 miles from my apartment in Carbondale, and made our way to downtown Marion to check out the local history.
The office of Hurst-Rosche Engineers and Design Architects is located in the historic Duty Building, on 200 N. Market Street in Marion, and was renovated in 2011/2012 to become the new home to the Architect and Engineering Firm. The original building was the home to the Duty Drug Company in 1910, and later would be the home to the Law Office of Delos Duty in the upper floors, and later became home to the Anderson Furniture Store before being abandoned until 2011.
Caitlyn and John had a fun time exploring the history of this building, and visiting Caitlyn's mom at work, but had to cut the visit short so Caitlyn's mom could get back to work. They packed up all of their things from the long weekend, and headed back to Carbondale, traveling a total of 35.8 miles total, round trip, only to return to school and Mrs. Stearns for the rest of the week. This was a rather short trip for King John, so his total miles travelled are now 694.8 miles.
For more information regarding the original owner of the building, visit:
http://www.mihp.org/2013/04/duty-delos-l-1882-1965/#/
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