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| Introduction |
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Just up Parley Street from the Midwest's largest collection of restored historic preservation sites, nestled behind a canopy of 145-year-old trees, sits an unexpected historic treasure, the Nauvoo Grand. This turn-of-the-century home was built by Cecil J. Baxter whose family had come to Nauvoo with the Icarian movement in 1855. |
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The Baxters planted vineyards and opened their winery, originally living in an old Mormon home until they built the two-story brick home which stands today on the same site. The basement walls display a number of stones salvaged from the original Nauvoo Temple just a few blocks away.
Today, the old Baxter home has been transformed by Cassie and Kent Barrett into Nauvoo's only luxury accommodations, offering the grace and intimacy of Victorian times. Perched on a gentle rise, the Nauvoo Grand is still surrounded by the Baxter family vineyards and sits directly across the street from Illinois' oldest winery, still owned and operated by descendants of the founders.
| Tour Our Grounds... | |
 Vineyard View |
 Front Yard |
| Click on the 'thumbnail' pictures above for a larger view of grounds and vineyards! |
| Tour The Inn... | ||
| As you approach the Nauvoo Grand, you will note the exquisitely detailed brick and the elaborate Victorian trim under the eaves and around the front and side porches. After stepping through the carved front door with etched glass, your eyes will immediately be drawn to the dramatic copper-colored pressed metal ceilings in the entry, which extend throughout most of the main floor and complement the restored copper door hardware found throughout the home. | ||
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To your right, you find the formal dining room with its impeccable turn-of-the-century mahogany and marble antiques, where we serve a full gourmet breakfast on exquisite Spode china.
 Dining Room |
The parlor offers a perfect place to escape to the past. The stunning centerpiece stained glass window casts colored light from the afternoon sun across the ebonized oak parlor set, and the copper-finished ceiling creates a uniquely elegant atmosphere.
 Parlor |
Enjoy our exquisitely furnished library. Complete with a copper-finished ceiling and stained glass like that found in the parlor and dining room, you will want to linger until the wee hours.
 Library |
| Throughout these rooms you will note the bright colored stain glass inserts in the windows and the carved wood trim which extends through both levels of the home. | ||
| Click on the 'thumbnail' pictures above for a larger view of the common area rooms! |
| Our Guest Rooms... |
Each of our bed chambers is furnished with beautiful antiques and offers private bath, telephone, cable television, DVD player and radio/CD. Looking for that special extended family experience? One bedchamber, "Esther's Garden", is located on the main floor at the back of the house on the foundation of the old Mormon home and features a private attached bath with jetted tub. The elegantly detailed wood banister accompanies you up the center staircase to the second floor, which features three antique-filled bed chambers, each with private bath (one not attached) and beautiful views of the one-acre grounds and surrounding vineyards and orchards. Two of the baths feature jetted tubs. From the second floor another staircase takes you to "Eleanor's Attic" which encompases the entire third floor with a queen size bed in one sleeping area, two twins in another and its own private bath. |
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While in the Nauvoo area, please also consider treating yourself to a stay at our sister inn, The Grand Anne Bed & Breakfast, a leisurely 15-20 minute drive south along the Mississippi River in Keokuk, Iowa. The Grand Anne is a renowned 22-room Queen Anne Revival mansion surrounded by two park-like acres on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi. The Inn was recognized by Country Inns Magazine in February, 1998 as one of the "Year's Top Five Affordable Luxuries" and by the Iowan Magazine, described as "A George Barber home fit for presidents and fairy princesses."
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H O S T S |
Cassie and Kent relocated in early 2002 from Houston, Texas. Cassie holds a degree in Civil Engineering from Brigham Young University but has been a "stay at home mom" for the couple's seven children. Additionally, Cassie recently completed a Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Houston with honors. Kent has Bachelors and Masters degrees from BYU in Accounting and spent nine years as a CPA with Ernst & Young and 12 years as a financial executive in the insurance industry, for the past 10 years with American General. Over the past 22 years, the couple has resided in Provo (UT), Overland Park (KS), Jacksonville (FL), St. Louis (MO), Franklin (TN) and Houston (TX). |
Note: Please call Gloria, our innkeeper, directly at (217) 242-0209 for availability, additional information or to make reservations. If she does not answer, please leave your name and number (including area code) and she will return your call promptly.
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Click-on these pages for more information: | Guest Rooms/Rates | Area Attractions | Vineyards | Grounds | History of Nauvoo | Common Room Pictures | How to Find Us | |
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