The historic Peoria home at the corner of Monroe and Spaulding has been razed after a morning fire.
Peoria Fire Department Division Chief Ed Olehy says because of the extensive damage to the house, immediate demolition was necessary.
Chief Olehy says the Peoria Code Enforcement department made the official call to demolish the home that was built in 1892.
The historically designated home was built for Michael Spurck. The Spurck family lived there until 1925. It had been converted into apartments.
Everyone in the building escaped the fire. The Red Cross is working with the 25 people displaced by the fire. They've opened a shelter at Trinity Lutheran Church on North-East Randolph.