Elihu B Washburne House

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908 3rd St
Galena, IL 61036
+1 (815) 777-3310
https://www.granthome.org
Elihu B. Washburne was a prominent Galena attorney and later a popular U.S. Congressman (1853-1869), political advisor to Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant and ambassador to France (1869-1877).

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4.01 reviews
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Ruth F.
7/23/2023

This is the house of President Grant's Secretary of State, probably most famous for being the house where Grant (and Washburne) waited to hear the election results. Similar to the Grant House,...

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