Edward Laning House, 1875 - a photo on Flickriver

Built 1875 by Senator Edward Laning. This had been a bed and breakfast and had some extensive remodeling done a few years back. Not sure what is going on with it now.

The three-story walnut staircase reportedly goes all the way up to the top of the tower.

What follows is some read-at-your-own-risk excerpt from a text-only archive of an old book. It's a bit messy!

"Edward Loning Home

She Oaks, one of the most beautiful homes in Petersburg, holds a place of composure on the top of the hill where Sheridan Road curves to preserve the beauty of the setting. From the central hallway open large rooms, their ceilings ornamented with elaborate plaster work, their deep fire-
places framed by marble mantels. Superb carpentry is evident in the walnut carved newel post, and in the walnut woodwork and staircase which extends to the third floor.

This house was built in 1875 by Edward Laning, son of Jacob and Hannah Laning. The contractor was John Carver, who had exceptional ability as is proved by the houses he built in Petersburg.

Mr. Laning came from Zanesville, Ohio to Illinois with his parents in 1836. At that time the village of Petersburg consisted of fourteen log houses. Edward Laning attended Lombard College at Galesburg, later teaching school in Petersburg and at Vicksburg, Mississippi. He continued his law studies and was later admitted to the bar.

Mr. Laning was elected a member of the State Legislature in 1868 for two years, and a member of the Senate which he entered in 1870 for six years.

In 1869 Edward Laning was married to Miss Olivia Lane in Louisville, Kentucky. They were the parents of two children, John Lane Laning and Martha Lane Laning, who married Dr. Charles M. Smith, a local dentist. Dr. and Mrs. Smith were the parents of one daughter, Annabel Smith, Mrs. Smith died in 1902 in Colorado.

Mrs. Olivia Laning died in this home on March 15, 1897"

- archive.org/stream/someinterestingm00plew/someinteresting...

Taken on: October 26, 2017

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