In a previous entry I wrote about the Sangamon County Farigrounds. In 1865, 2 lots of the fair grounds were sold to Gideon R. Brainerd by the Sangamon County Agricultural Society. On those lots Mr. Brainerd built a lavish home soon after. Mr. Brainerd was an early officer of Marine Bank.
In 1932, a group of Civil War Veterans met in the dining room of the house.
The home has passed through many hands and now is made up of several apartments.
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