The tour guide was very informative, and the house was wonderful. They have photographs of when the house was moved to its current location and my daughter was fascinated by how they did it. The watch museum in the basement was VERY interesting, and if you have an old watch, they can authenticate it for you! The tour is free,...
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Elijah Iles House
628 South 7th Street, Springfield, IL 62703
(217) 492-5929
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Wonderful experience; a real jewel! I have to go back as the watch museum was not open on the lower level.
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This was the best tour of a historical home, you could possibly ask for. It is a spacious, beautifully restored home, that was the first in Springfield. I thought the portrait above the fireplace looked like Wayne Newton of Las Vegas fame. I bet they were related somehow.
Our tour guide was a very educational, informed, gentleman, and was very...
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