Dowling House
A stone trading post built around 1826, the oldest surviving building in Galena. Its interior is restored to show a general store and living quarters of the early frontier mining town.
Irish immigrant John Dowling first used the building as a store to trade with miners. Goods were sold downstairs, and the family lived upstairs. Today the interior is restored to early nineteenth-century frontier life, and a guide leads visitors through. Admission is inexpensive, and the tour takes about 20 minutes. It is at the northern end of Main Street where it meets Commerce Street, so it is easy to add to a stroll along Main Street.
Opening hours
May–Oct, about 10:00 am–4:00 pm
Nearby sights
- Old Market House State Historic Site
- Galena & U.S. Grant Museum
- Galena River Trail
- Washburne House State Historic Site
- Galena Main Street Historic District
- Ulysses S. Grant Home
- Belvedere Mansion & Gardens
- Horseshoe Mound Preserve