Governor Oglesby Mansion

421 W. William St., Decatur, IL 62522

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Built in 1874, this Italianate mansion was the home of Richard J. Oglesby, a U.S. senator and three-time governor of Illinois. Oglesby was also a Union general in the Civil War and a close friend of Abraham Lincoln.

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Phone: (217) 429-9422
Address: 421 W. William St.,
Decatur, IL 62522
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