Pittsfield in Pike County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Colonel William Ross House
Lincoln Stayed Here
Erected by The Abe Lincoln Project and Looking for Lincoln in Pike County.
Marker series. This marker is included in the Looking for Lincoln marker series.
Location. 39° 36.405′ N, 90° 47.027′ W. Marker is in Pittsfield, Illinois, in Pike County. Marker is on East Washington Street (Illinois Route 106) west of Lashmett Lane, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsfield IL 62363, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Michael J. Noyes House (approx. ¾ mile away); The Printer's Devil (approx. 0.9 miles away); Charles Lame House (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Shastid House (approx. one mile away); Site of the Daniel H. Gilmer Home and Law Office. (approx. 1.1 miles away); Site Of The Free Press Newspaper (approx. 1.1 miles away); Star Hotel (approx. 1.1 miles away); In Memoriam (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsfield.
Categories. • Government & Politics •

circa 1860
3. Colonel William Ross House
This is the house as Lincoln would have seen it. This is a photo taken of a drawing from an 1860 plat book atlas of Pike County. The home was nearly destroyed by fire around the turn of the century and was rebuilt in the Folk-Victorian style that was popular in this area at the time. The brick portions of the house are original or slightly modified, while the wood portions are what were rebuilt.
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2019. This page originally submitted on January 14, 2019, by Emily Pursley of Pittsfield, Illinois. This page has been viewed 83 times since then. Last updated on January 17, 2019, by Emily Pursley of Pittsfield, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 14, 2019, by Emily Pursley of Pittsfield, Illinois. 3. submitted on May 30, 2019, by Emily Pursley of Pittsfield, Illinois. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.