Magnolia Manor
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
Magnolia Manor
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Magnolia Manor is a postbellum manor located in the historic residential section of Cairo, Illinois, that was once known at Millionaire’s Row. This 14-room red brick house features double walls to keep out the city's dampness with their ten-inch airspaces. It was built by Cairo businessman Charles A. Galigher in 1869. He accumulated his fortune by selling flour to the government during the Civil War. Through these business transactions, Galigher became a friend of Ulysses S. Grant during the time Grant had command in Cairo. When Grant retired after two terms as president he was subject of a lavish celebration at Magnolia Manor.
The house was purchased by the Cairo Historical Association in 1952 and is operated as a Victorian period historic house museum. Because the Galigher house was the scene of the Grant visit and reception and because it is an outstanding example of Italianate architecture and typifies a fine Southern Illinois home of the period, it was included in the Illinois Section of the Historic American Building Survey. In 1969, it was entered on the National Register of Historic Places.
Special Features:
Canon Full Framed Cameras 6.24.18
No Place Like Home 7.22.18
Canon Full Framed Cameras 7.29.18
Illinois Art Photography 6.9.21
Copyright 2018 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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June 12th, 2018
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