{"nrhp_refnum":"69000053","name":"Magnolia Manor","other_names":["Charles A. Galigher House,1869-1872"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2700 Washington Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cairo","county":"Alexander County","state":"IL","lat":37.00893149600006,"lon":-89.18202755699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1969-12-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Magnolia Manor, also known as the Charles A. Galigher House, is a fourteen-room Italianate Victorian brick mansion at 2700 Washington Avenue in Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, built between 1869 and 1872 and now operated as a mansion and museum.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the house as an ornate example of the prosperity of Cairo's post-Civil War boom, known as the Golden Era. It is also tied to Ulysses S. Grant, who was a friend of the builder Charles A. Galigher and stayed at the house in 1880 as a retired President. The form also places the house in the context of Cairo's Civil War role.","narrative":"Magnolia Manor is a fourteen-room Italianate Victorian mansion at 2700 Washington Avenue in Cairo, Illinois, built between 1869 and 1872 for Charles A. Galigher, a prosperous milling and lumber merchant. It was constructed during a boom period for the town and reflects the wealth of the post-Civil War years. The house is built of locally fired red brick with wood trim, stone, and ornamental cast iron verandas. Window openings have recessed, beaded brick frames, wood frames with a twisted rope pattern, and sheet metal console heads. Inside are classical wood columns, a walnut spiral balustrade, plaster cornices, and Carrara marble fireplaces. Ulysses S. Grant, a friend of Galigher, stayed here in 1880 after his world tour and was honored at a large reception. The house later passed through several owners before the Cairo Historical Association bought it in the early 1950s. It now operates as a museum and hosts community events.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Charles A. Galigher (builder/original owner); no architect named","architectural_style":"Italianate Victorian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition, occupied and open to the public as a museum and event venue, owned by the Cairo Historical Association.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.380174-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/3/8917/28891703/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/69000053.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/69000053/faef28b2d7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/69000053/faef28b2d7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"MuZemike","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magnolia_Manor.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">MuZemike</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magnolia_Manor.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"79000815","name":"Cairo Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/cairo-historic-district-79000815/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891703","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia_Manor_(Cairo,_Illinois)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11766243"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/alexander-county/magnolia-manor-69000053/"}