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David
Davis Mansion State Historic Site
On
a flat stretch of Illinois prairie, where southern
woodsmen first settled and crafty Yankees forged their
frontier fortunes, stands an elegant Victorian mansion,
completed in 1872 for Judge David Davis and his wife,
Sarah. Today, the splendor of their home,
furnished with sumptuous English carpeting, expensive
French glass, and rare Italian marble, gives opulent
testimony to their life and times.
From
his earliest days riding the circuit with Abraham Lincoln
to the years when he served as Lincoln's appointee to
the highest court in the land, Judge Davis played out
his life at the very center of American politics and
society. His Bloomington home, which remained in
the Davis Family for three succeeding generations, provided
a focal point for the social, cultural and political
life of the community. In 1960, the house was donated
to the State of Illinois; today, it is operated as a
state historic site by the Illinois Historic Preservation
Agency.
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