Category Archives: Historic Buildings

Mary Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

Posted on March 24, 2007 by Roger

Thing# 17. Take a photo of Bellevue Place where Mary Todd Lincoln stayed and visit her room at the Batavia Depot Museum. The public (and that includes us) are not allowed inside Bellevue, but we had an exciting five minutes … Continue reading →

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Harry S Truman National Historic Site — Independence, Missouri

Posted on August 2, 2006 by Roger

I was in Kansas City for two days. I had a free morning, so I drove to nearby Independence to see Truman’s home. I was the first person in the door of the visitor center in the morning, just ahead … Continue reading →

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Washburne House State Historic Site — Galena, Illinois

Posted on June 23, 2006 by Roger

The Washburne House is open only on Fridays. The woman who gave us the tour is a volunteer. The state of Illinois owns the house and paid to have it refurbished, but refuses to allot money to run it or … Continue reading →

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DeSoto House Hotel — Galena, Illinois

Posted on June 22, 2006 by Roger

The DeSoto House Hotel is the oldest operating hotel in Illinois. We stopped in during the afternoon when we were wandering about town and wandered a bit. In the evening, we were looking for somewhere to eat supper. My wife … Continue reading →

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Grant’s Leather Store — Galena, Illinois

Posted on June 22, 2006 by Roger

I researched all the Grant sites in town and made sure I found them and took photographs, but we didn’t go inside. Grant worked as a clerk in this store before the Civil War. The store was in the larger … Continue reading →

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