Prospect House, also known as the Prospect Inn and the Prospect House & Civil War Museum, is a historic building in

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, United States. James A. "Cap" Colehour bought the property in 1882 and had a house built there according to the plans of his home in

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. Prospect House was built five years later as an addition. The 2½-story frame

Georgian Revival Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830. It is named after the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover, George I, George II, Ge ...

structure was a 26-room summer resort that overlooked the lake. The Colehours operated the inn for 38 years. They sold it to their daughter and son-in-law who converted into their home in 1929. They moved the 1882 house across the street and rented it out until 1968. Cap Colehour had enlisted in the 92nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the

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. His extensive collection of war memorabilia is now on display in the house. It was listed on the

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in 2013.
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