

Most recently known as the "Icarian Living History Museum", this unique brick home was built in 1846 by Phelps and Ester Mix. The design was meant to resemble the Mormon Temple with three arches in front. Home was owned throught the years by Icarian families, and most recently by Lillian Snyder, a decendent of the Icarians. Home has two bedrooms and one bath upstairs, and two bedrooms and one bath on main level plus kitchen, front room and covered front porch. The home has a new roof. House was kept much in it's original style, with wood floors and pioneer style finishing inside. Setting is at the edge of Nauvoo's residential area, and is surrounded by farming acreage.