Clarke-Norris Home April 30, 2009

The Clark-Norris Home was built in 1899-1900 by Sam and Ann Clark of Dover, Illinois. Dover was a small farming community five miles north of Princeton where Mr. Clark was a farmer and also bred championship horses and cattle. It was a house that reflected their considerable wealth and was very modern at the time it was constructed. Built of buff colored brick, the house has a slate roof, dormer windows, and several small balconies. Its curved glass windows are complimented by a large, curved veranda which in 1971 was glassed in to accommodate some of the museum's collections. Many of the furnishings on the first floor belonged to the Clarks and Norrises, while items on the other three floors have been donated by Bureau County residents.