Very pleasant and interesting tour by our guide Jeff of the mansion of a prominent guided age politician (Lincoln’s friend and campaign manager). Interesting original furnishings, garden with original perennial flowers from the 19th century. Well worth a visit.

Interesting history. The tour was very informative. The house is beautifully furnished and decorated wonderfully. I would definitely recommend especially if you love quality built houses.

If you are interested in architecture and history, don't miss this beautiful mansion. This was high tech construction in the 1890's. Beautiful woodwork and marble. Bedrooms have ensuite bathrooms and walk-in closets. We have toured many historic homes and have never seen one with such a modern infrastructure. Impressive!

Judge David Davis made a lot of money by land speculation; buying when Bloomington was just starting and selling when Bloomington boomed in population in the 1800s. The house he and his wife had built - when he was nearly 60 - both was ornate and practical. Tours start right after the hour. You get a 20-minute video at 9:10, 10:10, 11:10 in a small visitors center by the property entrance. Then, an hour-long guided tour from someone well versed on Davis and the dozen rooms in the house - everything on the main floor, second floor - including the servant's quarters - and the laundry area in the basement. Gives a sense for how the rich lived in the mid-to-late 1800s - a time when quality workmanship was huge. They even had a brick outbuilding that would have been wood for nearly everyone else - to keep up appearances! The property stayed in the family for 80 years; so fortunately wasn't torn down or subdivided like most mansions of that time. We were the only ones on our tour - had every question answered - and our guide was willing to stay as long as needed. There's a garden outside that we went through after the tour that took another 10 minutes.

Very unexpected but very nice your! Will be looking for other tours like this! The tour guild was great and made sure we took as long as we needed in each room