Carmi's Oldest House


County: White
Location: The marker is located in Carmi, on the south side of Cross Street, just east of Main Street.

N 38o 05.415  W 088o 09.501

Erected: 01/05/1966 Erected by: White County Historical Society and The Illinois State Historical Society


This house was built by early settler John Craw prior to 1817. In 1835 it was purchased by John M. Robinson, U.S. Senator (1831-43) and Illinois Supreme Court Justice (1843). The house was later occupied by his daughter Mrs. Robert Stewart and his granddaughter Miss Mary Jane Stewart.


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