John & Leonora Taylor home
John Taylor
Leonora Cannon Taylor
Meet your tour guide
In mid-April 1845, it came to John Taylor’s attention that this property had become available to purchase at a very good price. He wrote of the opportunity: it was “a first rate large brick house, brick store, and large pine board barn, on a half-acre of land on Main street, … which he had offered to me for three thousand two hundred dollars although the buildings had cost twice that sum.”
Parlor
The furniture in this room did not belong to the Taylors, however they remind us of some of John Taylor's skills and abilities.
Kitchen
Like many Church leaders in Nauvoo, John Taylor played many different roles—some political, some ecclesiastical, some social and economic.
While in this room, the tour will share some of his key roles with you
Child's room
Three of John and Leonora’s four children lived with them in this home. A niece and a nephew of Leonora’s also lived with them. Their youngest daughter, Leonora Agnes, was born in Nauvoo but died in Oct 1843 so did not live with them here.
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The children’s bedroom is furnished with antiques meant to provide a window into the lives of children in Nauvoo.
Master Bedroom
Clothes closets were not common in Nauvoo homes, however there were two in each of the bedroom's of this home. Notice how shallow these closets were.
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