The Judge John C. Flanagan Residence is a house in

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. The home was constructed for John C. Flanagan, a

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native, in 1837. The house was either part of an original tract purchased by Flanagan's father or part of a tract purchased by Flanagan when he came to Peoria in 1831. It is believed that

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was once a guest in the home during the Lincoln-Douglas debates from 1854 to 1860.Judge Flanagan Residence
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), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, HAARGIS Database. Retrieved 14 April 2007. The building was added to the

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on September 5, 1975. The house is now operated by the Peoria Historical Society as the John C. Flanagan House Museum, a 19th-century period

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. The house also serves as the headquarters for the Peoria Chapter of the

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