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Joseph Smith Homestead |
Joseph Smith Homestead
Nauvoo, Illinois |
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Historical Background |
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Originally the Homestead House was a single log cabin which was used by the first Indian agency established in Illinois in 1803. This cabin was part of the first 135 acres of land purchased by the Mormons. Joseph and his wive Emma moved into the log cabin on May 10, 1839. | |
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Joseph Smith Homestead
Smith Family Cemetery in the Foreground
Nauvoo, Illinois |
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The wooden frame addition was constructed in 1840. Joseph Smith lived here with his family until the Mansion House was completed in 1843. After the completion of the Mansion House, the Homestead remained in continuous use by the Smith family for several years thereafter. | |
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Entry from Joseph Smith III's Memoirs |
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"[We] left Quincy, May 9, arrived at Commerce (Nauvoo) the following day, and moved into a log house . . . Grandfather Joseph [and] Lucy Smith [lived in] a small log house on the west side of the frame attachment to the block house . . . the Hugh White farm was a veritable plantation. There were the usual adjuncts [buildings] . . . an addition was made to the back of the block house in which we lived . . . Our house faced south, and this addition was to the north . . ." (1) | |
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References |
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1. Howard, Richard P., ed., The Memoirs of President Joseph Smith III (Independence, MO: Herald Publishing House, 1979). | | |
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