Quincy in Adams County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Browning House

Site of Orville Hickman Browning's House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jason Voigt, May 11, 2020

1. Site of Orville Hickman Browning's House Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

On this site stood the house of Orville Hickman Browning (1806-1881)
Illinois State Senator and Representative

Senator, Secretary of the Interior, and Attorney General of the United States

Friend and adviser of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson

Abraham Lincoln was an overnight guest in the Browning House after the Lincoln-Douglas Debate of October 13, 1858

Erected 1959 by Saint Boniface Parish by the American Business Club.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #17 Andrew Johnson series lists.

Location. 39° 55.985′ N, 91° 24.272′ W. Marker is in Quincy, Illinois, in Adams County. Marker is at the intersection of Hampshire Street and 7th Street, on the right when traveling east on Hampshire Street. Marker is mounted at Transitions School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 722 Hampshire St, Quincy IL 62301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker. St. John's Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); The J. H. Brockschmidt Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln's Confidante (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Warm, Sincere Friendship (about 300 feet away); Ernest M. Wood Office and Studio (about 400 feet away); St. Boniface Catholic Church (about 400 feet away); Augustine Tolton (about 400 feet away); In Memory of the Potawatomi Indian "Trail of Death" (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Quincy.

Also see . . . Orville Hickman Browning on Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 15, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed By Jason Voigt, May 11, 2020

2. Site of Orville Hickman Browning's House Marker

At Transitions School

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 179 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 15, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.