The Guest House also offers free high-speed internet access via a 108 Mbps wireless link (B/G/Super G MIMO) in all rooms, or Ethernet cable in the living room 

We accept Visa, MasterCard, and Discover Cards

Honeymoon, anniversary and birthday packages are available.

There is a 2 night minimum stay on weekends and holidays, but occasionally we have a single night available particularly as we get close to arrival date.

Cancellations are accepted more than 10 days prior to arrival or if the room is rented to another guest.

We are happy to accommodate children over 16 years old. For hospitality reasons we cannot accommodate pets, or smoking in the rooms.

Check-in is between 3:00 and 6:00 PM, or by prior arrangement.  Check-out 11am.

    Hosting well over a million visitors per year, Galena ranks second in the state of Illinois for tourist attractions.

    A unique blend of rich history, natural beauty and local hospitality greets the first time and many repeat visitors.

    Called Manitoomie (God’s Country) by the native Americans, Galena became a major commercial center in the 1830’s.  Fortunes were amassed in lead mining and steam boating.  Galena was home to Ulysses S. Grant and eight other civil war generals.

    When the lead mines were depleted and trains replaced steamboats, the economy of Galena declined preventing buildings from being modernized or replaced. Hence the architecture and ambiance of the 19th century has been preserved.  Although the economy has now rebounded in Galena, strict building and historical codes protect the architecture thus retaining the charming character of days gone by.

    The Captain Harris Guest House is one of Galena’s oldest homes (c. 1836).  It was built in the vernacular French style by Robert Scribe Harris, a steamboat captain and lead mine owner. The present owners are Frank & Anne McCaw.

    The home has retained the character of the past, but modifications such as adding 44 mission style leaded glass windows in the 1920’s, have enhanced its beauty and suggested a move towards a "mission" or "prairie" theme in the house decor.  The leaded glass windows were built and installed by a partner of Frank Lloyd Wright, who pioneered the quiet revolt against the fussiness of Victorian houses in the first quarter of the 20th century. Gazing toward the horizon, Frank Lloyd Wright and his young architect students saw the prairie as the perfect metaphor for redefining the home. The prairie or mission style was born, and the Captain Harris Guest House is gradually being returned to this interior style.