Madison County Historical Museum

715 N. Main St., Edwardsville, IL
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The Federal style Weir House was built by Dr. John H Weir in 1836. He and his son had their medical practice in this house. It is the 2nd oldest brick house in Edwardsville. In 1963 the Weir family sold the house to the Madison Country Historical Society.

The front door leads to a wide hallway that extends to the rear of the house. There were eight rooms in the house when built, two on each side of the main hallway on each floor. There is a fireplace in each room in the house. The main floor front room on the right in this photo is where the doctor conducted his practice, it has a separate entrance for patients on the side of the building.

The building was placed on the NRHP in 1983.

Photo(s): 2016