This mansion is located in Altamont IL. The Victorian home was built with 400,000 bricks, has 18 rooms and three marble fireplaces.
Three generations of the Wrights lived in this house.
Dr. Charles M. Wright I 1834-1898
Dr. Charles M. Wright II 1879-1970
Mr. Charles M. Wright III 1912-2001
The house directly east of the mansion and accross the street, actually stood at the site of the mansion. It was moved to make way for the Mansion. The Wrights lived in it during the construction. After that the house was occupied by a relative. You will hear more about that on the tour.
JoAnna, Taylor and I were in town one Sunday in August and got to actually take the tour. I had been in the house before but I was a wee one so I only remember shadows of my visit. The full tour is definatly worth the while. The tour is run by some friendly locals who are taking care of the place for the Wright House Advisory Board.
The tours take place on Sundays from 2-4pm. Please stop by and make sure you tell them that Geocaching.com sent you.
Enjoy this spectacular house.
Your task is to locate the last word on the plaque that is at the front door. Use this word as a password to recieve your Certificate of Accomplishment.
Password is case sensitive. (All Upper case)