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Clover Lawn
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★ National Historic Landmark

Clover Lawn

Also known as David Davis Mansion

Bloomington’s first place on the National RegisterListed Oct 18, 1972; only 66 of Illinois’s 1,939 listings are older
ItalianateListed 1972Bloomington
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Clover Lawn

Clover Lawn, at 1000 E. Monroe Dr., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 18, 1972: the first place in Bloomington to be listed. It was named a National Historic Landmark on May 15, 1975, one of 86 in Illinois. Only 66 of Illinois’s 1,939 listings are older. The Register lists it for its law, politics and architecture, at the national level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 207 other Illinois listings. The listing covers 4.5 acres.

What it isHouse museum in Bloomington, Illinois. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 19 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1870 to today

  1. 1870Built
  2. 1972Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 1975Named a National Historic Landmark
  4. 2026On the Register for 54 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

1000 E. Monroe Dr., Bloomington · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Clover LawnStart here
  2. 2Davis, David, III & IV, HouseGeorgian Revival · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3George H. Cox HouseQueen Anne · 0.4 mi on
  4. 4Ruben M. Benjamin HouseBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5East Grove Street District-BloomingtonArts and Crafts · next door
Around it

14 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BRobert Greenlee HouseEastlake0.4 miBScott-Vrooman HouseItalianate0.5 miBBloomington High SchoolBuilding0.5 miBJohn M. Hamilton HouseBuilding0.6 miBWhite BuildingCommercial Style · Built 18940.6 miDFranklin SquareQueen Anne0.6 miDWhite Place Historic DistrictPrairie School0.6 miBMiller-Davis Law BuildingsGreek Revival0.7 miDBloomington Central Business DistrictItalianate0.7 miBMcLean County Courthouse and SquareClassical Revival0.8 miBHoly Trinity Church Rectory and ConventRichardsonian Romanesque0.8 miBStevenson HouseBuilding0.9 miBGeorge H. Miller HouseQueen Anne0.9 miDCedar Crest Addition Historic DistrictCraftsman1 mi

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Questions about Clover Lawn

Is Clover Lawn on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 18, 1972 (Register number 72001479).

Is Clover Lawn a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since May 15, 1975. Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Clover Lawn?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Clover Lawn?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 19 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 28893669 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.