Effingham Convention and Visitors Bureau

Dr. Charles M. Wright HouseJackson and Main, Altamont, Exit 82Dr. C. M. Wright built this statelyRenaissance revival home in 1889.It was subsequently owned by hisson, also a doctor, and his grandson,an attorney. The lineage endedwith the third Mr. Wright, whodonated his home as a museum.Many of the original furnishings,including carpets, remain in the 18rooms on the tour. The doctor’ssurgery, the nursery and library areparticularly memorable.Special events are held each yearat the mansion, including a WineTasting on the third weekend inSeptember and a Christmas TreeWalk the last weekend of Novemberand the first weekend of December.618-483-6397www.wrightmansion.orgMonastery Museum110 S. Garret, Teutopolis, Exit 159The museum is a prism intothe history of the settlers ofthe Teutopolis region and theFranciscans who ministered to them.View a dazzling panorama of theearly life in this German Catholiccommunity, founded in 1838, andthe multitude of religious artifactsleft by the Franciscans who firstarrived in 1858.The three priests and six brothers,who arrived in 1858, set aboutbuilding a parish and friary.Today, that monastery housesthe antique bibles, hand scribedbooks and hundreds of other itemsrepresentative of daily religious life.The furnishings, clothing, toys,utensils and elaborate documents,which are works of art in themselves,on display offer a poignant andamazingly complete look at the livesof Teutopolis’ first residents.Hours are from 12:30 p.m. to 4p.m. the first Sunday of each monthfrom April to November and byappointment.217-857-6404