Duncan Manor House

Duncan Manor House This page is dedicated to the restoration of Duncan Manor House, a historical Italianate farmhouse We moved in on July 6th, 2014.

In 1864 William Duncan purchased 300 acres outside of Towanda, Illinois and called this land Towanda Meadows. In 1866, Duncan Manor was built on a hill overlooking the railroad tracks, amidst the prairie that is Towanda Meadows. A successful breeder of Shorthorn cattle, Duncan moved to Towanda from Clark County, Kentucky in 1863. Unfortunately, William never had the chance to really enjoy his beau

tiful home, as he died of a sudden and unknown illness in the fall of 1876, at age 57. Duncan Manor has passed through many hands, but for the majority of its existence it has acted as a rental property and has not received the love and attention it deserves.

150 years later, we were blessed with the opportunity of our lives. Somehow we found the house when we were living in Denver, CO, or the house found us. Years of neglect have created quite the restoration project! When we moved here a year ago, we were in camping mode. The Manor has no electricity, plumbing, water, or HVAC. The roof was leaking, walls were crumbling, and porches rotting. Not all of this has changed, but we are making progress! It has been a whirlwind year, and we so appreciate the love and support we have received from a community we are happy to call home. We have had a couple of fundraising events and will continue to do so. We are thrilled with the progress and eternally grateful.

Did you know we rent The Meadows for weddings, receptions, private, corporate, and public events?!We are booking now, so...
08/30/2026

Did you know we rent The Meadows for weddings, receptions, private, corporate, and public events?!

We are booking now, so reach out if you need a warm space for your next celebration.🌟✨️

Do you remember the brazito? The hollowed out French bread stuffed with a savory meat saute and grilled to perfection? ...
08/27/2026

Do you remember the brazito? The hollowed out French bread stuffed with a savory meat saute and grilled to perfection? They started out at the Bloomington Legion and ended up moving to the Park Regency. Whether you loved them and missed them or want to try one for the first time, you are in luck because .events.by.chef.z is back! We are hosting a brazito party at our Harvest Party on Sept. 12 from 4-8pm.

We will also have the manor open for self-guided tours, there will be local vendors to shop, open mic, bar service, and wide open space to enjoy the fall weather!

We hope to see you here!

This is event is free, house tours are not. ;)
Manor tours: $10, kids 10 and under: $5
Guarantee your tour by getting yours early on our website!

Saturday Sept. 12 4-8pm

https://www.duncanmanorhouse.com/collections/events/products/harvest-party-sept-12-2026-4-8pm

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During today's Summer Social, Amy Haney of The Healing Spirit will be guiding yoga on the lawn at 6pm! This is a donat...
08/11/2026

During today's Summer Social, Amy Haney of The Healing Spirit will be guiding yoga on the lawn at 6pm! This is a donation based class, and we do have mats available. Please come out to enjoy some relaxing yoga on the prairie.

This will be our LAST Summer Social of the season, we hope you can make it! We will be hanging out with our regular vendors, enjoying open mic and cold drinks from 4:00-7:30pm! You are always welcome at Duncan Manor. :) ..unless we are closed...

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1002 Towanda Barnes Road
Towanda, IL
61776

Telephone

(309) 340-4491

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