A view of the carriage house that sits behind (to the west of) the James Millikin House mansion. The carriage house proper is a symmetrical structure made of the same red brick as the mansion and forming a stylistic entity with it. A one story addition along the west wall (seen here on the right) of the carriage house was added at some point and is matched to the original structure by use of identical materials, window treatment and decorative motifs.
The James Millikin House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 1974. In 1979, the James Millikin Homestead was created to restore and preserve the interior of this Decatur landmark. Today the mansion is open for tours, and the mansion and grounds are open for special events.
Decatur is the seat of Macon County. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in central Illinois. Decatur has an economy based on industrial and agricultural commodity processing and production. The city is home of private Millikin University and public Richland Community College.
Decatur's estimated population for 2019 was 70,746, making Decatur the thirteenth-most populous city in Illinois, and the state's sixth-most populous city outside the Chicago metropolitan area.
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