Magnolia Manor is a
postbellum manor located in
Cairo, Illinois, located in
Alexander County. It has been listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
since December 17, 1969.
[
The house is operated as a Victorian period ]historic house museum
A historic house museum is a house of historic significance that has been transformed into a museum. Historic furnishings may be displayed in a way that reflects their original placement and usage in a home. Historic house museums are held to a ...
by the Cairo Historical Association.
History
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
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Ar ...
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.Cairo, Illinois Attractions
, Mark Twain's Mississippi River, Northern Illinois University Libraries.
Notes
External links
- part of a guide to the mid-Mississippi Valley
Library of Congress - Survey number HABS IL-218
(Listed in 1934 as Peter T. Langan House the owner at the time)
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
Cairo, Illinois
Houses in Alexander County, Illinois
Museums in Alexander County, Illinois
Historic house museums in Illinois
National Register of Historic Places in Alexander County, Illinois
Houses completed in 1869
1869 establishments in Illinois
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