Ellwood House
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| Ellwood House | |
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| (National Register of Historic Places) | |
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| Location: | DeKalb, Illinois, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA |
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| Built/Founded: | 1879 |
| Added to NRHP: | June 13, 1975<ref>NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places, retrieved Oct. 2006.</ref> |
| Governing body: | Ellwood House Association & DeKalb Park District |
The Ellwood House was built as a private home by barbed wire entrepreneur Isaac Ellwood in 1879. It is located on First Street in DeKalb, Illinois which is in DeKalb County. The Victorian style home underwent remodeling in 1898 and 1911 and was originally located on 1,000 acres. The home contained 36 rooms, including six baths and two wine cellars. Isaac Ellwood live here until 1912 when he passed the estate to his son, Perry Ellwood. In 1964 the home was donated to the city of DeKalb and converted into a museum.<ref>Ellwood House, Wild Prairie Digitization Project Northern Illinois University Library.</ref>
[edit] The museum
The museum is operated jointly by the Ellwood House Association and the DeKalb Park District and offers guided tours for a fee. The museum includes a visitor's center, which includes a barbed wire gallery, carriage gallery and special exhibits gallery, and a gift shop. The museum offers tourists a chance to glimpse what life was like for the Ellwood's. The home sports cystal chandeliers, gilt mirrors and antique woodwork. The great English living room features a stone fireplace and the dining room features mahogany paneling. A magnificent rotunda features three story spiral staircase and many bedrooms, servant's rooms and service areas have been restored.<ref>Visitor Information, Ellwood House Association.</ref>
[edit] Notes
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