National Register of Historic Places

Bryan, William Jennings, Boyhood Home

Salem, Marion County, Illinois
Listed
February 18, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75000668

About this property

The William Jennings Bryan Boyhood Home is a historic house located at 408 S. Broadway in Salem, Illinois. The house was the birthplace and boyhood home of William Jennings Bryan, three-time Democratic Party nominee for president. The two-story frame house was built in 1852 for Silas Bryan, an Illinois State Senator and father of William Jennings Bryan. William Jennings Bryan was born in the home in 1860. The city of Salem operates the home as a museum, including information and memorabilia about Bryan, his politics and his times. Bryan himself donated the house to the city in the early 1900s, as he wished for it to become a museum. The house features two main rooms in the front, a kitchen and a dining room in back, and three bedrooms upstairs. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Location

408 S. Broadway
Salem, Marion County, Illinois
38.62441, -88.94530

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Bryan, William Jennings, Boyhood Home listed on the National Register?

Bryan, William Jennings, Boyhood Home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 18, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Bryan, William Jennings, Boyhood Home?

Bryan, William Jennings, Boyhood Home is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Bryan, William Jennings, Boyhood Home is recorded as the industrial era.

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