John C. Flanagan House Museum

Judge Flanagan Residence
Location 942 NE. Glen Oak Ave., Peoria, Illinois
Coordinates 40°42′14″N 89°35′7″W / 40.70389°N 89.58528°W / 40.70389; -89.58528Coordinates: 40°42′14″N 89°35′7″W / 40.70389°N 89.58528°W / 40.70389; -89.58528
Area less than one acre
Built 1837
Architectural style post-Colonial
NRHP Reference # 75000670[1]
Added to NRHP September 5, 1975

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-acre (250 ha) tract purchased by Flanagan's father from local Native American tribes or part of a 20-acre (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.[2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 5, 1975.[1]

The house is now operated by the Peoria Historical Society as the John C. Flanagan House Museum, a 19th-century period historic house museum. The house also serves as the headquarters for the Peoria Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Notes

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Judge Flanagan Residence," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, HAARGIS Database. Retrieved 14 April 2007.
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