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A wood-frame structure, likely the original plantation house, was built before 1800. [5] After 1820, the original house was divided into a duplex and used as living quarters for slaves. [5] In the 1850s, a grand mansion, designed by New York architect Alexander Jackson Davis, [6] was built in the Carpenter Gothic style for the Miller family. [5]
Duncan Manor is a historic house located in rural McLean County, Illinois, near Towanda. The house was built circa 1866 for William R. Duncan, a livestock breeder, who was well respected for his short-horned cattle .
The Ellwood House site is about 8.5 acres (34,000 m 2) which includes a wooded area to the north of the house; all that remains of the original 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2). [2] The house is now a museum, operated jointly by the Ellwood House Association and the DeKalb Park District and they offer guided tours for a fee.
The rear façade of Mayslake Hall. The Mayslake Peabody Estate is an estate constructed as a country home for Francis Stuyvesant Peabody between 1919 and 1922. [3] The estate is located in the western Chicago suburb of Oak Brook, Illinois, United States, and is now part of the Mayslake Forest Preserve administered by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.
In 1913, the house was purchased by the Sisk family, who began charging for public tours offering "a thrilling experience". [9] In 1996 George Sisk, Jr. retired and closed the museum. [9] In December 2000 the Sisk family sold the house to the state of Illinois. The state paid $500,000 for the house and 10 acres. [9]
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Aaron G. Cloud House: April 15, 1978 : 164 S. Washington St. McLeansboro: 3: Chalon Guard and Emma Blades Cloud House: Chalon Guard and Emma Blades Cloud House: February 18, 2009 : 300 S. Washington St.
The Swift House is a historic house at 4500 S. Michigan Avenue in the Grand Boulevard community area of Chicago, Illinois. The house was built in 1892 for Edward Morris and his wife Helen Swift Morris .