Belvedere Mansion & Gardens
Belvedere Mansion
An Italianate mansion built in 1857 by a steamboat magnate, furnished with Victorian pieces and the green curtains from the film "Gone with the Wind".
The mansion was built by steamboat merchant J. Russell Jones and has 22 rooms. Inside are Victorian antiques, Tiffany-style lamps and green velvet curtains used as props in the film "Gone with the Wind". The gardens are elegant. The mansion is open only during the warmer months, and visits are guided tours lasting about 45 minutes. Admission is about 20 dollars. It is near the Grant home, so the two can be visited together.
Opening hours
Late May–October, approx. 11:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Ulysses S. Grant Home
- Washburne House State Historic Site
- Galena River Trail
- Galena & U.S. Grant Museum
- Old Market House State Historic Site
- Dowling House
- Galena Main Street Historic District
- Horseshoe Mound Preserve