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Elihu Benjamin Washburne House
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| Location: | Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA |
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| Architectural style: | Greek Revival |
| Governing body: | Illinois Historic Preservation Agency |
| NRHP Reference#: | 73000708 |
| Added to NRHP: | July 5, 1973 |
The Elihu Benjamin Washburne House is a Greek Revival house in the city of Galena, Illinois, USA. Constructed in 1844–45, the building was built for and owned by Elihu B. Washburne a nationally significant politician and Galena resident. The Washburne House was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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The Elihu Benjamin Washburne House was constructed in 1844–45 as a 1 1⁄2-story Greek Revival home for important Galena resident Elihu Benjamin Washburne. Washburne was a congressman and served a short stint as U.S. Secretary of State during the Ulysses S. Grant administration.[1] The house's present appearance is the result of a major remodeling and enlarging in 1859.[1]
The Elihu B. Washburne House represents a good example of late Greek Revival architecture. The house was built in the style of Greek temples and features a 2-story porch with four fluted Doric columns.[1]
The Elihu B. Washburne House is administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and is open to the public for tours.[2] The Washburne House is a declared Illinois State Historic Site.[3]
The house is open for guided tours of the first floor and two second-floor bedrooms. Tours emphasize Elihu Washburne and his Civil War-era friendships with Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. The rooms are furnished to reflect the mid-19th-century life of a well-to-do midwestern professional.
The U.S. National Register of Historic Places added the Washburne House to its listings on July 5, 1973.[4] The 1970s Illinois Historic Sites Survey noted the Washburne House for its importance architecturally as well as for its association with Elihu Benjamin Washburne.[5] The Washburne House also lies within the Galena Historic District, designated in 1969, the district has more than 1,000 contributing properties.[6]
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