The Bressmer - Main House The Bressmer - Victorian National Historical Landmark Home from 1853

  • The Bressmer Facade
    The Bressmer Facade
  • 3rd Floor
    3rd Floor
  • 3rd Floor - Bedroom 1
    3rd Floor - Bedroom 1
  • 3rd Floor Turret
    3rd Floor Turret
  • 3rd Floor Office
    3rd Floor Office
  • 3rd Floor - Bathroom 1
    3rd Floor - Bathroom 1
  • 3rd Floor Kitchen
    3rd Floor Kitchen
  • The Bressmer Front Door
    The Bressmer Front Door
  • 3rd Floor - Bathroom 1
    3rd Floor - Bathroom 1
  • The Bressmer
    The Bressmer
  • The Bressmer Facade
    The Bressmer Facade
  • The Bressmer Facade
    The Bressmer Facade
  • 3rd Floor - Bedroom 1
    3rd Floor - Bedroom 1
  • 3rd Floor - Bedroom 3
    3rd Floor - Bedroom 3
  • 3rd Floor - Kitchen
    3rd Floor - Kitchen
  • 3rd Floor - Bedroom 1
    3rd Floor - Bedroom 1
  • 3rd Floor - Bedroom 3
    3rd Floor - Bedroom 3
  • 3rd Floor - Bedroom 3
    3rd Floor - Bedroom 3
  • 3rd Floor - Bathroom 2
    3rd Floor - Bathroom 2
  • 3rd Floor
    3rd Floor
  • 3rd Floor - Bedroom 1
    3rd Floor - Bedroom 1
  • 3rd Floor
    3rd Floor
  • 3rd Floor - Kitchen
    3rd Floor - Kitchen
  • 3rd Floor - Kitchen
    3rd Floor - Kitchen
  • The Bressmer Facade
    The Bressmer Facade
  • The Bressmer Exterior
    The Bressmer Exterior
  • 3rd Floor - Presidential Office
    3rd Floor - Presidential Office
  • 3rd Floor - Presidential Office
    3rd Floor - Presidential Office
  • 3rd Floor
    3rd Floor
  • 3rd Floor - Bedroom 1
    3rd Floor - Bedroom 1
  • 3rd Floor
    3rd Floor
  • 3rd Floor
    3rd Floor
  • 3rd Floor
    3rd Floor
  • 3rd Floor - Laundry
    3rd Floor - Laundry
  • 3rd Floor - Presidential Office
    3rd Floor - Presidential Office
  • The Bressmer Facade
    The Bressmer Facade
  • 3rd Floor - Bedroom 2
    3rd Floor - Bedroom 2
  • 3rd Floor - Bedroom 2
    3rd Floor - Bedroom 2
  • The Bressmer Facade
    The Bressmer Facade
  • 3rd Floor - Living Room
    3rd Floor - Living Room
  • 3rd Floor - Living Room
    3rd Floor - Living Room
  • 3rd Floor - Bedroom 2
    3rd Floor - Bedroom 2
  • 3rd Floor - Living Room
    3rd Floor - Living Room
  • 3rd Floor - Living Room
    3rd Floor - Living Room
  • 3rd Floor - Living Room
    3rd Floor - Living Room
  • 3rd Floor - Bedroom 1
    3rd Floor - Bedroom 1
  • 3rd Floor - Bedroom 2
    3rd Floor - Bedroom 2
  • 3rd Floor - Turret from above
    3rd Floor - Turret from above
  • 3rd Floor
    3rd Floor
  • 3rd Floor - Bedroom 1
    3rd Floor - Bedroom 1
  • 3rd Floor - Office
    3rd Floor - Office
  • 3rd Floor - Bathroom 1
    3rd Floor - Bathroom 1
  • 3rd Floor
    3rd Floor
  • 3rd Floor - Bedroom 2
    3rd Floor - Bedroom 2
  • 3rd Floor - Living Room
    3rd Floor - Living Room
  • 3rd Floor - Bathroom 1
    3rd Floor - Bathroom 1
  • 3rd Floor - Living Room
    3rd Floor - Living Room
  • The House is on the National Register of Historical Places and a National Landmark Home
    The House is on the National Register of Historical Places and a National Landmark Home
  • 3rd Floor
    3rd Floor
  • 3rd Floor - Bedroom 3
    3rd Floor - Bedroom 3
  • 3rd Floor - Living Room
    3rd Floor - Living Room
  • 3rd Floor - Living Room
    3rd Floor - Living Room
  • 3rd Floor - Living Room
    3rd Floor - Living Room
  • The Bressmer Facade
    The Bressmer Facade
  • 3rd Floor
    3rd Floor
  • 3rd Floor
    3rd Floor
  • 3rd Floor - Bedroom 3
    3rd Floor - Bedroom 3
  • The Bressmer
    The Bressmer
  • 2nd Floor - Bedroom 3
    2nd Floor - Bedroom 3
  • 2nd Floor - Hallway
    2nd Floor - Hallway
  • 2nd Floor - Bedroom 1
    2nd Floor - Bedroom 1
  • 2nd Floor
    2nd Floor
  • 2nd Floor - Hallway
    2nd Floor - Hallway
  • 2nd Floor - Bedroom 1
    2nd Floor - Bedroom 1
  • 2nd Floor - Bedroom 1 with Turret
    2nd Floor - Bedroom 1 with Turret
  • 2nd Floor - Bedroom 1
    2nd Floor - Bedroom 1
  • 2nd Floor - Bathroom 1
    2nd Floor - Bathroom 1
  • 2nd Floor - Bedroom 1 Turret
    2nd Floor - Bedroom 1 Turret
  • 2nd Floor - Bedroom 1
    2nd Floor - Bedroom 1
  • 2nd Floor - Bedroom 2
    2nd Floor - Bedroom 2
  • 2nd Floor - Bedroom 2
    2nd Floor - Bedroom 2
  • 2nd Floor - Bathroom 2
    2nd Floor - Bathroom 2
  • 2nd Floor - Bedroom 2
    2nd Floor - Bedroom 2
  • 2nd Floor - Kitchen
    2nd Floor - Kitchen
  • 2nd Floor - Bedroom 3
    2nd Floor - Bedroom 3
  • 2nd Floor - Bedroom 3
    2nd Floor - Bedroom 3
  • 2nd Floor - Hallway
    2nd Floor - Hallway
  • 2nd Floor - Living Room
    2nd Floor - Living Room
  • 2nd Floor - Living Room
    2nd Floor - Living Room
  • 2nd Floor - Kitchen
    2nd Floor - Kitchen
  • 2nd Floor - Living Room
    2nd Floor - Living Room
  • 2nd Floor - Kitchen
    2nd Floor - Kitchen
  • 2nd Floor - Kitchen
    2nd Floor - Kitchen
  • 2nd Floor
    2nd Floor
  • 2nd Floor
    2nd Floor
  • 2nd Floor
    2nd Floor
  • 2nd Floor
    2nd Floor
  • 2nd Floor
    2nd Floor
  • 2nd Floor
    2nd Floor
  • 2nd Floor
    2nd Floor
  • 2nd Floor
    2nd Floor
  • 2nd Floor
    2nd Floor
  • 2nd Floor
    2nd Floor
  • 2nd Floor
    2nd Floor
  • Ground Floor - Bathroom 2
    Ground Floor - Bathroom 2
  • Ground Floor - Bathroom 1
    Ground Floor - Bathroom 1
  • Ground Floor - Bedroom 1
    Ground Floor - Bedroom 1
  • Ground Floor - Bedroom 1
    Ground Floor - Bedroom 1
  • Ground Floor - Bedroom 1
    Ground Floor - Bedroom 1
  • Ground Floor - Bedroom 1
    Ground Floor - Bedroom 1
  • Ground Floor - Bedroom 2
    Ground Floor - Bedroom 2
  • Ground Floor - Bedroom 2
    Ground Floor - Bedroom 2
  • Ground Floor - Bedroom 2
    Ground Floor - Bedroom 2
  • Ground Floor - Bedroom 3
    Ground Floor - Bedroom 3
  • Ground Floor - Bedroom 2
    Ground Floor - Bedroom 2
  • Ground Floor - Dining Room
    Ground Floor - Dining Room
  • Ground Floor - Hallway
    Ground Floor - Hallway
  • Ground Floor - Hallway
    Ground Floor - Hallway
  • Ground Floor - Hallway
    Ground Floor - Hallway
  • Ground Floor - Hallway
    Ground Floor - Hallway
  • Ground Floor - Hallway
    Ground Floor - Hallway
  • Ground Floor - Kitchen
    Ground Floor - Kitchen
  • Ground Floor - Kitchen
    Ground Floor - Kitchen
  • Ground Floor - Living Room
    Ground Floor - Living Room
  • Ground Floor - Living Room
    Ground Floor - Living Room
  • Ground Floor - Living Room
    Ground Floor - Living Room
  • Ground Floor - Living Room
    Ground Floor - Living Room
  • Ground Floor - Office
    Ground Floor - Office
  • Ground Floor - Office
    Ground Floor - Office
  • The Bressmer
    The Bressmer
9 Bedrooms • 6 Baths (5 full, 1 half) • Sleeps 13-24
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The Bressmer at Bressmer-Baker House is a Lincoln-Era National Historical Landmark Home from 1853 in Springfield, Illinois. Located in Old Aristocracy Hill in prime Downtown Springfield, Illinois just off Route 66, just a few blocks from Abraham Lincoln's Home, The Presidential Library, The Illinois State Capitol, The Dana Thomas House, and much more!

This Queen Anne Victorian home was initially purchased by John Bressmer and remodeled by the architect who built the Illinois Governor's Mansion just down the street.  Bressmer would grow to be a huge success as a merchant in Springfield.  Anyone who was anyone wanted to dress in their Sunday best and be seen at "Bressmer's" downtown.  After the department store burned to the ground in the largest fire in Springfield's history, it was revived and re-launched with the first escalator in Illinois.

Springfield, Illinois

Property Type Manor House
Accommodation Entire Home
Check-In A keypad is available 24 hours a day to provide entry for guests
House Rules
  • Maximum occupancy: 24
  • Children welcome
  • Infants welcome
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Wheelchair inaccessible
  • Minimum age of primary renter: 25
  • Other events allowed
  • Pets not allowed
Setting & View
  • City
  • Downtown
  • Town
  • Garden View
  • City Skyline View
General
  • Internet
  • Fireplace
  • Air Conditioning
  • Central Heating
  • Linens Provided
  • Towels Provided
  • Washing Machine
  • Clothes Dryer
  • Hot Water
  • Private Living Room
  • Hair Dryer
  • Iron & Board
  • Wifi
  • Laptop Friendly Workspace
  • Basic Soaps
  • Paper Towels
  • Shampoo
  • Toilet Paper
  • Hangers
  • Private Entrance
  • Lock On Bedroom Door
  • Extra Pillows & Blankets
  • Free Internet
  • Body Soap
  • Hair Conditioner
  • Shower Gel
  • Clothing Storage (closet or wardrobe)
  • Portable Fans
Kitchen
  • Kitchen
  • Refrigerator
  • Stove
  • Oven
  • Microwave
  • Dishwasher
  • Dishes & Utensils
  • Spices/Pantry Items
  • Coffee Maker
  • Toaster
  • Ice Maker
  • Freezer
  • Blender
  • Kettle
  • Kitchenette
  • Pots & Pans
  • Dining Table
  • Mini Fridge
  • Wine Glasses
Dining
  • Child's Highchair
  • Seating for 12 people
Bathrooms 6 Baths (5 full, 1 half)
  • Ground Floor - Bathroom 1 – Combination Tub/Shower, Toilet
  • Ground Floor - Bathroom 1 – Shower, Toilet
  • 2nd Floor - Bathroom 1 – Shower, Toilet
  • 2nd Floor - Bathroom 2 – Shower, Toilet
  • 3rd Floor - Bathroom 1 – Shower, Toilet
  • 3rd Floor - Bathroom 2 – Toilet
Sleeping Arrangements 9 Bedrooms, sleeps 13-24
  • Bedroom 1 - Ground Floor – 1 King bed, 1 Air Mattress
  • Bedroom 2 - Ground Floor – 1 Queen bed
  • Bedroom 3 - Ground Floor – 1 Queen bed
  • Bedroom 1 - 2nd Floor – 1 King bed, 1 Air Mattress
  • Bedroom 2 - 2nd Floor – 1 King bed
  • Bedroom 3 - 2nd Floor – 1 Queen bed
  • Bedroom 1 - 3rd Floor – 1 King bed, 1 Air Mattress
  • Bedroom 2 - 3rd Floor – 1 King bed, 1 Air Mattress
  • Bedroom 3 - 3rd Floor – 1 King bed
Entertainment
  • Television
  • Satellite/Cable
  • Video Library
  • Video Games
  • Stereo
  • Music Library
  • Books
  • Smart TV
Family
  • Babysitter Recommendations
  • Pack N Play/Travel Crib
  • Room Darkening Shades
Outdoor
  • Lanai/Gazebo (covered)
  • Lawn/Garden
  • Walkable to Park/Playground
  • Fenced Yard
Vehicles
  • Parking
  • Free Parking
  • Free Parking On Premises
Other
  • Concierge
  • Massage
  • Private Chef
  • Luggage Dropoff Allowed
  • Cleaning Before Checkout
Theme
  • Family
  • Historic
  • Romantic
  • Tourist Attractions
Attractions
  • Museums
  • Water Parks
  • Winery Tours
Leisure
  • Antiquing
Safety
  • Carbon Monoxide Detector
  • Deadbolt Lock
  • Emergency Exit Route
  • Fire Emergency Contact
  • Fire Extinguisher
  • First Aid Kit
  • Medical Emergency Contact
  • Exterior Lighting
  • Police Emergency Contact
  • Smoke Detector
  • Enhanced Cleaning Practices
  • Cleaning Disinfection
  • Common Surface Disinfectant Cleaned
  • Linens High Temp Wash
  • Cleaning Products
Expectations
  • Requires Stairs
  • Potential Noise
  • Limited Parking
  • Shared Spaces
  • Cameras/Surveillance
Check Out Tasks
  • Turn Things Off
  • Gather Towels