LASR.net Homepage




Menu

The Dowling House


category : Historic Homes
The Dowling House is Illinois' oldest stone structure--Galena's oldest home, built in 1826 as a trading post/residence. Furnished with primitives and Galena Pottery. 30-minute tours. Brill's Trolley Tours tickets.


Hours: Seasonal Hours
Address: 220 Diagonal St.
Phone: 815-777-1250

Come visit us in Galena, Illinois

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Galena/Jo Daviess County History Museum

Housed in the 1858 Daniel A. Barrows mansion where much of the home's original detail still exists, the museum exhibits include Civil War, mining, steamboating, clothing, geology, dolls, toys. Original 1830

Galena, IL Museums

Ulysses S. Grant Home State Historic Site

The Ulysses S. Grant Home in Galena, Illinois is the former home of Ulysses S. Grant, the Civil War General and later 18

Galena, IL Famous Homes


Galena Birding

Birding trips to the banks of the Mississippi, mature woodlands or open meadows last approximately 2 1/2

Galena, IL Birdwatching

Washburne House State Historic Site

This renovated site was home to popular Congressman and political adviser to Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant, and ambassador to France (1869-1877). Grant's election night news was received here via telegraph. Washburne's house was completed in 1845

Galena, IL Famous Homes

Things to do Historic Homes near Galena, IL

Reddick Mansion Association

The Reddick Mansion is a Pre-Civil War mansion known as one of the area's most expensive and ornate Italianate residences....

Graham-Ginestra House

The Graham-Ginestra House is an 1857 Italianate limestone house with ceiling murals, parquet floors, pocket doors, stained gl...