The Lyman Trumbull House in Alton was the home of politician Lyman Trumbull, who served as an Illinois State Representative, Illinois Secretary of State, a State of Illinois Supreme Court justice and later a U.S. Senator. Serving in the Senate for nearly two decades, Trumbull is best known for his work on the 13th Amendment, co-writing the language for the constitutional amendment that would outlaw slavery.

Trumbull lived in his Alton home from 1849 until around 1863. The 1-1/2 story all-brick home was listed as a National Historic Landmark in 1975.

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