908 Third St

Parcel Number: 06-500-173-00
Historic Function: Domestic - Single Dwelling
Current Function: Recreation and Culture - Museum
Construction Date: 1840-1849 (c1843/1859/1860)
Architect:
Builder:
Developer:
Original or Significant Owner: Elihu B. Washburne; Thomas Sheean owned the house in 1882.
Areas of Significance: Architecture, Politics and Government
Category: Domestic, Single Dwelling
Structural:
Stories: 2
Form or Plan:
Foundation: Limestone
Style: Greek Revival,
Exterior: brick, limestone
Roof Material: asphalt shingles
Roof Type: Front-gable
Windows: Windows are original wood 6/6 double- or single-hung, Palladian.
Porch:
Modification: Unaltered

Historical Summary: ="Elihu Washburne arrived in Galena in 1840. Had a law practice with Charles Hempstead. He was in US Congress from 1852 until 1869. He accepted and resigned as Grant's Sec. of State - March 10-16, 1869. He served as US Minister to France from 1869 - 1877. Major additions to the house were made in 1859 and 1860."