National Historic Landmark · house · Cahokia, Illinois

Jarrot, Nicholas, Mansion

United States historic place in Cahokia, Illinois. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.

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What it is

Wikipedia · Nicholas Jarrot Mansion

The Nicholas Jarrot Mansion is a historic house at 124 East First Street in Cahokia Heights, Illinois and is operated as an inactive historic site by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (IHPA). It is a State Historic Site, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and became a National Historic Landmark in 2001. Built in 1807–1810 for the son of French colonists, it is an extremely rare example of Federal architecture in the upper Mississippi River valley.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address124 E. First St., Cahokia, IL
CountySt. Clair County
ListedNov 19, 1974
Reference number74002197
Type of placehouse
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address124 E. First St., Cahokia, IL
Coordinates38.57000, -90.18755 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitGateway Arch National Park · 4 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

Explore

Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74002197. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.