Judge Flanagan Residence
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The Judge John C. Flanagan Residence is a house in Peoria, Illinois
, United States
. The home was constructed for Judge John C. Flanagan, a Philadelphia native, in 1837. The house was either part of an original 620 acres (250.9 ha) tract purchased by Flanagan's father from local Native American tribes or part of a 20 acres (8.1 ha) tract purchased by Flanagan when he came to Peoria in 1831. It is believed that Abraham Lincoln
was once a guest in the home during the Lincoln-Douglas debates from 1854 to 1860. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
on September 5, 1975.
The house is now operated by the Peoria Historical Society as the John C. Flanagan House Museum, an 19th century period historic house museum. The house also serves as the headquarters for the Peoria Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
.
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The home was constructed for Judge John C. Flanagan, a Philadelphia native, in 1837. The house was either part of an original 620 acres (250.9 ha) tract purchased by Flanagan's father from local Native American tribes or part of a 20 acres (8.1 ha) tract purchased by Flanagan when he came to Peoria in 1831. It is believed that Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
was once a guest in the home during the Lincoln-Douglas debates from 1854 to 1860. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on September 5, 1975.
The house is now operated by the Peoria Historical Society as the John C. Flanagan House Museum, an 19th century period historic house museum. The house also serves as the headquarters for the Peoria Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Daughters of the American Revolution
The Daughters of the American Revolution is a lineage-based membership organization for women who are descended from a person involved in United States' independence....
.
External links
- John C. Flanagan House Museum - Peoria Historical Society