Matthew T. Scott House

12/23/2024

Our last and final Christmas Open House is this Sunday December 29th 2 to 4 pm. After that, we will close for the season. Merry Christmas from our House to yours and Happy New Year!

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11/27/2024

We are excited for Small Business Saturday! Come check out the House, drop a ticket in the box and explore all the other small business that are open during Christmas at the Crossroads! See you this Saturday at 227 N First Ave, Chenoa.

11/22/2024

There's just something special about Small Business Saturday November 30th in Chenoa as we celebrate Christmas at the Crossroads - join us at the Scott House 10 am to 2 pm. Walk through and see our Victorian museum decorated for the season. Savor tasty treats. Enjoy the season and participate in the community wide raffle. We're located at 227 N. First Ave, Chenoa.

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10/31/2024

We're excited and honored to host our own local photographer on Small Business Saturday. Get in touch with Emma below and we look forward to seeing you on November 30th!

08/15/2022

Our new landscaping looks great! We are the Yard of the Month for August. Come check us out on Sundays 2 to 4 pm for a tour.

09/04/2021

We are open on Sundays from 2 to 4 pm or call us for a tour!

08/19/2021

Ahh! History

We can chart our future clearly and wisely only when we know the path which has led to the present.
~Adlai Stevenson

There is some debate whether Adlai Stevenson I or II actually said this quote. But what isn't debated is that the Stevensons and the Vroomans were family.

Adlai Stevenson I was the US Vice President to Grover Cleveland, a former Illinois Governor... and Julia Vrooman's uncle. Adlai and Matthew Scott (Julia's father), founded the McLean County Coal Company. And after her father's death, Adlai was the one who walked Julia down the aisle on her wedding day to Carl.

Adlai Stevenson II is actually the grandson of Adlai the first, was the 31st governor of Illinois, a two time democratic nominee for US president, served as the US Ambassador to the United Nations... and wrote for the family newspaper, The Pantagraph. (Some sources attribute this quote to Adlai II from a speech in Richmond, Virginia on the 20th of September. 1952)

Book your return stay at Vrooman Mansion and then head over to to the McLean County Museum of History to learn more about the Stevensons, the Vroomans and other central Illinois families that shaped our community.

04/11/2021

The Scott House opens for the season today at 2 pm!! We welcome our visitors and ask they wear masks and social distance. See you between 2 and 4 pm today or any Sunday!