Magnolia Manor is a manor located in Cairo, Illinois, located in Alexander County built in 1869. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 17, 1969.[1]
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| Location | 2700 Washington Ave. Cairo, Illinois, Alexander County, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 37°0′34″N 89°10′57″W / 37.00944°N 89.18250°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1869 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000053[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 17, 1969 |
The house is operated as a Victorian period historic house museum by the Cairo Historical Association.
History edit
The manor was built by the Cairo businessman Charles A. Galigher in 1869. It is a 14-room red brick house which features double walls intended to keep out the city's famous dampness with their ten-inch airspaces. Inside the home are many original, 19th-century furnishings. Galigher became a friend of Ulysses S. Grant during the time Grant had command in Cairo. When Grant retired after two terms as president he was subject of a lavish celebration at Magnolia Manor.[2]
Notes edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Cairo, Illinois Attractions Archived 2012-07-09 at archive.today, Mark Twain's Mississippi River, Northern Illinois University Libraries.
External links edit
- Visitor's Guide to Magnolia Manor - part of a guide to the mid-Mississippi Valley
- Unofficial Southern Illinois Website - Magnolia Manor page
- Library of Congress - Survey number HABS IL-218 (Listed in 1934 as Peter T. Langan House the owner at the time)
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