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	Pierre Menard House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Pierre Menard House
Nearest city	Ellis Grove, Illinois
Built	1802
Architect	Champaigne,Joseph
Architectural style	Colonial, Other
NRHP reference No.	70000245
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 15, 1970
Designated NHL	April 15, 1970

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The Pierre Menard House, located in Ellis Grove, Illinois, U.S.A., was the home of Pierre Menard, a trader who became the first lieutenant governor of Illinois from 1818 to 1822. The home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970.^[2] Also preserved by the state as the Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site, it is operated as a museum, devoted to the Menard family and area history, by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.

The two-story home features early 19th century period furnishings. The rooms on the main floor include the entry hall, parlor, master bedroom, dining room, two additional bedrooms, maid's room and a nursery. Behind the home is a period stone kitchen. The grounds include a privy, a reconstructed smokehouse and springhouse, and a historic herb and vegetable garden.

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^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
^ ^a ^b "Pierre Menard House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-03.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.

[nhlsum-2] "Pierre Menard House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-03.

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 The '''Pierre Menard House''', located in [[Ellis Grove, Illinois]], [[United States of America|U.S.A.]], was the home of [[Pierre Menard]], a trader who became the first lieutenant governor of [[Illinois]] from 1818 to 1822. The home was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] and designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1970.<ref name="nhlsum"/> Also preserved by the state as the Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site, it is operated as a museum, devoted to the Menard family and area history, by the [[Illinois Historic Preservation Agency]].
-The two-story home features early-1800s period furnishings. The rooms on the main floor include the entry hall, [[parlor]], master bedroom, dining room, two additional bedrooms, maid's room and a [[Nursery (room)|nursery]].  Behind the home is a period stone kitchen.  The grounds include a [[outhouse|privy]], a reconstructed [[smokehouse]] and [[springhouse]], and a historic herb and vegetable garden.
+The two-story home features early 19th century period furnishings. The rooms on the main floor include the entry hall, [[parlor]], master bedroom, dining room, two additional bedrooms, maid's room and a [[Nursery (room)|nursery]].  Behind the home is a period stone kitchen.  The grounds include a [[outhouse|privy]], a reconstructed [[smokehouse]] and [[springhouse]], and a historic herb and vegetable garden.
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