David Davis Mansion

David Davis House
The David Davis Mansion is a National Historic Landmark.
David Davis Mansion is located in Illinois
David Davis Mansion
David Davis Mansion is located in the United States
David Davis Mansion
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Interactive map showing the location for the Davis Mansion
Location1000 E. Monroe Dr., Bloomington, Illinois
Coordinates40°28′56″N 88°58′47″W / 40.48222°N 88.97972°W / 40.48222; -88.97972
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built1870-1872
ArchitectAlfred H. Piquenard
Architectural styleVictorian, Italianate
NRHP reference No.72001479[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 18, 1972
Designated NHLMay 15, 1975[2]
Exterior of David Davis Mansion - 2020

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 U.S. 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]

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.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "National Historic Landmarks Program". Archived from the original on January 3, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2006.