Lincoln-Tallman House

The Lincoln-Tallman House is an Italianate mansion on the Rock County Historical Society campus in Janesville, Wisconsin. Once home to the Tallman family, the house serves today as the elegant centerpiece of the RCHS campus, an atmospheric setting for weddings, cocktail receptions, and card parties. Guided tours of the house explore the exceptional portico, the elegance of its reception rooms, and the practical details of 19th-century domestic life, along with the story of the Tallman family, the historical period, and the Tallmans' most famous guest. Private events can extend beyond the house itself to the surrounding RCHS grounds, porches, and campus buildings for larger ceremonies and receptions. The ground floor of the Lincoln-Tallman House is accessible via a lift, allowing visitors to enjoy key spaces of the home, though its basement and second floor are not fully accessible.