Global InformationDavid Davis Mansion information
David Davis House | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
Illinois State Historic Site | |
 The David Davis Mansion is a National Historic Landmark. | |
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| Location | 1000 E. Monroe Dr., Bloomington, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 40°28′56″N 88°58′47″W / 40.48222°N 88.97972°W |
| Area | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
| Built | 1870-1872 |
| Architect | Alfred H. Piquenard |
| Architectural style | Victorian, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001479[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 18, 1972 |
| Designated NHL | May 15, 1975[2] |
The David Davis Mansion, also known as Clover Lawn, is a Gilded Age home in Bloomington, Illinois that was the residence of David Davis, Supreme Court justice (1862–1877) and Senator from Illinois. The mansion has been a state museum since 1960. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975.[2] In celebration of the 2018 Illinois Bicentennial, David Davis Mansion was selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places [3] by the American Institute of Architects Illinois component (AIA Illinois).
Set in a residential neighborhood on Bloomington's near-south-side, the three-story yellow brick mansion comprises 36 rooms in an Italianate villa style. The mansion's lot includes an 1872 wood house, a barn and stable, privies, a foaling shed, carriage barn, and a flower and ornamental cutting garden. "Sarah's Garden", the Victorian cut flower garden, with original heirloom roses and perennials began restoration in 2001.[4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Davis, David, House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 3, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2007.
- ^ Waldinger, Mike (January 30, 2018). "The proud history of architecture in Illinois". Springfield Business Journal. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks Program". Archived from the original on January 3, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2006.