Bloomington in McLean County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Home of Adlai E. Stevenson I

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 30, 2012

1. Home of Adlai E. Stevenson I Marker

Inscription. This was the home of Adlai E. Stevenson I, Vice-President of the United States, 1893-1897. Stevenson was born in Kentucky in 1835 and came to Bloomington in 1852. He attended Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington and Centre College in Kentucky. He began to practice law in Metamora, Illinois in 1858 and returned to Bloomington in 1868. A lifelong Democrat, Stevenson was elected to Congress in 1874 and 1878. He served as First Assistant Postmaster General in President Grover Cleveland’s first administration, 1885-1889, and Vice President in Cleveland’s second administration, 1893-1897. Stevenson bought this house in 1889. He died in 1914.

Erected 1972 by McClean County Historical Society and the Illinois State Historical Society.

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: #22 and #24 Grover Cleveland, and the Illinois State Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 40° 29.16′ N, 88° 59.321′ W. Marker is in Bloomington, Illinois, in McLean County. It is at the intersection of North McLean Street and East Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north on North McLean Street. Touch for map

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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 901 North McLean Street, Bloomington IL 61701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Florence Fifer Bohrer (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Home of Joseph W. Fifer (about 300 feet away); Franklin Square Historic District (about 500 feet away); Robert Greenlee House (about 500 feet away); Hedding College (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Florville (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lincoln's Real Estate (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Founders of Illinois Wesleyan University (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bloomington.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 30, 2012

2. Home of Adlai E. Stevenson I Marker

D.A.R. marker for Mrs. Adlai E. Stevenson I image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 30, 2012

3. D.A.R. marker for Mrs. Adlai E. Stevenson I

Home of Adlai E. Stevenson I image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 30, 2012

4. Home of Adlai E. Stevenson I

Hon. Adlai Ewing Stevenson,<br>Rep. of Ill.<br>Vice Pres. of USA image. Click for full size.

Library of Congress

5. Hon. Adlai Ewing Stevenson,
Rep. of Ill.
Vice Pres. of USA

Photo taken between 1865 and 1880 - Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Mrs. Adlai Stevenson image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

6. Mrs. Adlai Stevenson

Photo by W. M. Morris from The American Monthly Magazine (DAR) edited by Elroy M. Avery, Vol. XXVI, No. 5, May 1905.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,811 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 23, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 5, 6. submitted on November 16, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.