John Marshall House Museum

The John Marshall House Museum is a historic house museum located in Old Shawneetown, Illinois. The museum is a historically inaccurate (the original had a straight staircase, the reproduction a spiral one, for example) reproduction of the John Marshall House, which was located at the site until 1974; the original house was demolished so that the reproduction could be constructed. The original house was built in the early 19th century for banker John Marshall, who ran the first bank in the Illinois Territory.[2] At the time of its demolition, the house was one of the oldest surviving brick buildings in Illinois.[3]

John Marshall House Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The recreated John Marshall House
Nearest city	Old Shawneetown, Illinois
Coordinates	37°41′39″N 88°8′11″W
Area	35 acres (14 ha)
Built	1819
NRHP reference No.	75000659[1]
Added to NRHP	January 21, 1975

1934 photograph of the original 19th century house

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1972, but this designation failed to prevent its destruction eighteen months later.[3] Nevertheless, the original foundation remained, and the site retained significant integrity as a historical archaeological site.[3] As a result, the site itself qualified to be re-listed on the National Register in January 1975.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Attractions". Discover Southeastern Illinois. Gallatin County Tourism Committee. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
3. Farrar, William G. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John Marshall House Site. National Park Service, 1974-11-22, 3.