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DeKoven Street (Chicago) - Definition and Overview

DeKoven Street is a street in Chicago, Illinois named for John DeKoven.

The Great Chicago Fire started on 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.

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