Attractions in Charleston, Illinois

Historic Homes & Buildings

Dudley House 217-345-2934
895 7th Street, Charleston, IL 61920
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Charles D. Mitchell-designed Dudley-McFarland House is "one of a select few Queen Anne style frame residences... more info map
Five Mile House 217-348-8603
4810 Illinois 130, Charleston, IL 61920
Located five miles southeast of the Coles County Courthouse in Charleston, Illinois, the Five Mile House is one of the earliest remaining homes in Coles County. more info map

Old City Cemetery and Chambers Cemetery 217-348-0430
Corner of Madison Ave. and "E" St.
Featuring the grave marker of Abraham Lincoln's "tutor", Dennis Friend Hanks. more info
Thomas Lincoln Cemetery
The Thomas Lincoln Cemetery is located 1.5 miles west of the original Thomas Lincoln family home, and eight miles south of Charleston, Illinois. Thomas Lincoln was... more info map

Greenwood School Museum
800 Hayes Avenue, Charleston, IL 61930
A restored, one-room schoolhouse. more info map
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum 217-348-0430
Located on the site of the 1858 Charleston, IL Lincoln-Douglas debate, the "only museum in Illinois retracing the seven senatorial debates of 1858 between Abraham... more info map
Tarble Arts Center 217-581-2787
2010 9th Street, Charleston, IL 61920
"The mission of the Tarble Arts Center is to engender appreciation for and involvement in the arts for the people of east-central Illinois and Eastern Illinois... more info map