Bryant Cottage State Historic Site, 19th century residence in Bement, Illinois.
Bryant Cottage features four rooms with Renaissance Revival style furniture, representing a middle-class home from the 1850s Illinois architectural period.
Francis E. Bryant constructed this wood frame cottage in 1856, later becoming a central location where Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas planned their 1858 debates.
The interior arrangement and furnishings of Bryant Cottage display the everyday living standards of Illinois bankers and merchants during the pre-Civil War period.
The site includes street parking, wheelchair ramps to the office, and dedicated spots for visitors with disabilities near the entrance pathway.
The cottage parlor contains the original furniture arrangement from the evening when Lincoln and Douglas met to establish their debate series format.
Location: Illinois
GPS coordinates: 39.92330,-88.57210
Latest update: March 12, 2025 00:21
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