Tour the Ellwood Mansion

420 Linden Place,DeKalb IL 60115

02 March, 2022

Description

Explore the 1879 Ellwood mansion on a guided tour. Wednesdays through Saturdays, join a knowledgeable guide for a walk-through of the 1879 Ellwood Mansion. See the home's most opulent rooms first-hand, and explore areas closed off to Ellwood guests, where staff and servants worked to keep the house running. Each tour lasts approximately 1 hour. After the tour, your group is welcome to explore two floors of exhibits in the Visitor Center galleries. Please note: Tours begin in the Visitor Center, located behind the mansion.A lift is available to bring visitors to the first floor, but all other floors are only accessible by stairs.Masks are optional for all visitors, beginning March 1, 2022.Discounts are available for museum members. Contact Audrey King at (815) 756-4609 or email [email protected] for discount code. The Ellwood House Museum is a historic mansion situated on ten acres of parkland in the heart of DeKalb, Illinois. The museum campus consists of seven historic structures (including the 1879 Ellwood Mansion and 1899 Ellwood-Nehring House), four gardens, and 6,000 square feet of exhibit space in the Patience Ellwood Towle Visitor Center, a converted and expanded 1912 multi-car garage. Originally built for barbed wire entrepreneur Isaac Ellwood, the Mansion was home to three generations of the Ellwood family from 1879 to 1965. Our mission is to engage visitors with authentic examples of ingenuity and architecture by sharing the Ellwood mansion, gardens, and museum campus.Operated by the not-for-profit Ellwood House Association in conjunction with the DeKalb Park District.