Main Floor…

• The grand hallway is graced by portraits of Chief Keokuk and Justice Samuel Freeman Miller as well as a lithograph of the City of Keokuk in 1857.

• The front parlor is home to portraits of the founders of the Medical College and the Civil War Generals from Keokuk.

• The back parlor is where family and friends would entertain. Our collection in the parlor includes a square grand piano, pump organ, stereopticon and photograph albums.

• Both parlors have been renovated and decorated to the period and feature a beautiful collection of historical pieces.

Upstairs…

• The hallway displays a variety of local artifacts, including pieces related to the Half-Breed Tract and Chief Keokuk. 

• The Art Nouveau bedroom features the age of starched collars, curled hair, and hats and flowers. Other bedrooms feature various styles of historic clothing and personal items.

• Our early history room is home to items which were part of Keokuk and the surrounding area in it's early days, including items attributed to the Galland family.

• The lawyer’s study honors Miller, his partners, and local judges who served in Keokuk’s Federal Courtroom. The room is very masculine and is full of various furnishings featuring a revolving bookcase, huge desk and a Dictaphone. 
   

On The Ground Floor…

• Our kitchen has a cast iron stove and many kitchen instruments used before electricity, such as a churn, sadirons, and carpet beaters.

• The ground floor is also home to a wonderful display of turn of the century medical instruments including a dentist’s suite complete with a foot powered drill.

• The laundry room is filled with a collection of items from Hubinger’s Elastic Starch Company, an old washing machine and the world’s largest overalls, owned by Robert Earl Hughes (b. 4 June 1926 - d. 10 July 1958 in Baylis, Illinois). During his lifetime, Mr. Hughes was the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world at a confirmed 1,041 pounds (472 kg).