Tour the Jarrot Mansion

Last went: 2023
Will go again: 2033
Cost: $5

HOUSE INFO
"The Nicholas Jarrot Mansion is a historic house built in the Federal style in 1807–1810. It is located at 124 East First Street in Cahokia, 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.

"As a reflection of his business success and ability to fit in with the incoming English-speaking frontiersmen, Jarrot decided to construct an American-style house. The Jarrot Mansion was built to resemble the houses of successful families on the U.S. East Coast, rather than the French Colonial style that continued to be followed by the French-speaking community leaders in places such as Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. The Jarrot Mansion was built by masons who were not used to working with bricks, and so its windows are slightly askew and the facade of the house is asymmetrical. The house and its facade have an appealing quirkiness, and appear to be more vernacular than the owner may have wished. The house was sturdily built, however, and survived the major earthquakes of 1811–1812 that had their epicenter at New Madrid, Missouri." from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NicholasJarrotMansion