Owen Lovejoy House
The Owen Lovejoy House is a historic house museum on East Peru Street in Princeton, Illinois. Built in 1838, it was for many years home to Owen Lovejoy, a prominent abolitionist and congressman.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Opening hours: May—September Friday—Sunday 1:00 PM—4:00 PM
- Type: House
- Description: historic house in Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “Owen Lovejoy Homestead”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Apollo Theater and Princeton station.
Apollo Theater
Movie theater
Photo: Wayne Wilkinson, CC BY 2.0.
Apollo Theater is a movie theater, which is situated 1 mile west of Owen Lovejoy House.
Princeton station
Railway station
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Princeton station is an Amtrak intercity train station at 107 Bicentennial Drive in Princeton, Illinois. The station was built in 1911 by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and is listed as "Princeton City" on the Amtrak website and the List of Amtrak stations. Princeton station is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Owen Lovejoy House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Princeton and Dover.
Princeton
Town
Photo: ILplanner, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Princeton is a city in and the county seat of Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,832 at the 2020 census. Princeton is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Dover
Village
Dover is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 135 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area. Dover is situated 5 miles northeast of Owen Lovejoy House.
Malden
Village
Malden is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Malden had a population of 318. It is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. Malden is situated 5 miles northeast of Owen Lovejoy House.
Owen Lovejoy House
- Categories: building, historic site, historic building, and residential building
- Location: Princeton Township, Bureau, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.37177° or 41° 22′ 18″ northLongitude
-89.44869° or 89° 26′ 55″ westInception
1838Open location code
86HG9HC2+PGOpenStreetMap ID
way 544808540OpenStreetMap feature
building=detachedOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q7114548
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In Other Languages
“Owen Lovejoy House” goes by many names.
- French: “Owen Lovejoy House”
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Highlights include Princeton Public Library and OSF Saint Clare Medical Center.
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