Clover Lawn
Historic house in Illinois, United States in Bloomington, Illinois. Built 1870. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
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.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 1000 E. Monroe Dr., Bloomington, IL |
| County | McLean County |
| Listed | Oct 18, 1972 |
| Reference number | 72001479 |
| Built | 1870 |
| Type of place | villa |
| Style | Renaissance Revival architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 5 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 1000 E. Monroe Dr., Bloomington, IL |
| Coordinates | 40.48232, -88.97970 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument · 59 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72001479. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.