Illinois
Clinton
Clifton H Moore Homestead DeWitt County Museum
219 E Woodlawn St
Clinton IL 61727
Phone 217 935-6066
Web Site http://www.chmoorehomestead.org/
Alt Web http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/today.htm
Description home of prominent lawyer in late 1800s
Type of Resource House Museum
Collection A-F Furniture
Collection G-M Machinery
Industry
Telecommunications
Research /Reading Library
New or Updated: 05/21/2003
Danville
Vermilion County Museum
116 North Gilbert
Danville IL 61832
Phone 217 442-2922
Web Site http://www.vermilioncountymuseum.org/index.htm
E-mail mailto:chmoore@5.com
Description located in home of William Fithian. Lincoln stayed there often and gave a speech from the balcony; memorabilia of Joe Cannon, Speaker of the House 1903-1911, congressman for 46 years
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus Local History
New or Updated: 05/22/2003
Illinois
De Kalb
Ellwood House Museum
509 North 1st St
De Kalb IL 60115
Phone 815 756-4609
Web Site www.bios.niu.edu/ellwood/
Description Victorian mansion in park
Type of Resource
House Museum
Decatur
Governor Oglesby Mansion Inc
421 West William Street
Decatur IL 62522
Phone 217 429-9422
Web Site www.fgi.net/%7emccd/oglesby.htm
Description home of 3 time
Illinois Governor Richard Oglesby
Type of Resource
House Museum
Primary Focus Famous People
Nature of Group or Site Government
Field of Study/Science Facility Politics
Era 1874Illinois
James Millikin Homestead
125 North Pine Street
Decatur IL 62522
Phone 217 422-9003
Web Site www.millikin.edu/millikinhomestead
Description homes of banker and university founder
Type of Resource
House Museum
Era 1876
Oglesby Mansion
421 West William Street
Decatur IL 62522
Phone 217 429-9422
Web Site http://www.decaturnet.org/heritage/details.html - oglesby
Description home of 3-time Illinois governor
Type of Resource
House Museum
Field of Study/Science Facility Politics
Era 1874
Illinois
De Kalb
Ellwood House
Museum
509 North 1st St
De Kalb
IL
60115
Phone
815 756-4609
Web Site
http://www.ellwoodhouse.org/
Description
Victorian mansion in park
Type of Resource
House Museum
Era
1879
Owner/Operator:
Elwood House Association
New or Updated:
1/2/2006
Des Plaines
Des Plaines
Historical Museum
789 Pearson Street
Des Plaines
IL
60016
Phone
847 391-5399
Web Site
http://dpkhome.northstarnet.org/DPHS/
Description
home of local hardware merchant Benjamin Kinder
is now museum and research library
Type of Resource
House Museum
Primary
Focus
Local History
Collection
N-Z
Photography
Research
/Reading
Library
Era
1907
New or
Updated:
1/14/2005
IL
Dixon
Old
Settler's Memorial Log Cabin
Lincoln Statue Drive
Dixon
IL
Phone
815 284-1134
Web Site
http://www.dixonil.com/attractions.htm
Description
built as a memorial to early settlers, furnished
Type of
Resource House Museum
Era
1894
New or
Updated: 4/7/2007
Illinois
East Carondelet
Martin/Boismenue
House
2110 1st Street
East Carondelet IL 62240
Phone
618 286-1980
Web Site
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Description
Type of Resource
House Museum
New or Updated:
05/28/2003
Edwardsville
Madison
County Historical Museum
715 North Main Street
Edwardsville IL
62025
Phone 618
656-7562
Web Site
http://www.plantnet.com/museum/
Description
local history in historic mansion
Type of Resource
House Museum
Primary Focus
Local History
Collection A-F Costumes
Collection N-Z Quilts
Research /Reading
Archives
Era 1836
Illinois
Elk Grove Village
Farmhouse Museum
Biesterfield Road
Elk Grove Village IL
Phone 847 439-3994
Web Site http://www.parks.elkgrove.org/pages/farmhouse.asp
Description rural life in the late 18th century
Type of Resource
House Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Era 1850
Ellis Grove
Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site
4230 Kaskaskia Road
Ellis Grove IL 62241
Phone 618 859-3031
Web Site http://www.state.il.us/HPA/hs/Menard.htm
Description French Colonial home and grounds of entrepreneur and Illinois'
first lieutenant governor
Type of Resource House Museum
Era 1800
New or Updated: 06/01/2003 |
