Introduction
The Main Street Trades tour continues at Browning Gun Shop. As a blacksmith and gunsmith, Jonathan Browning provided essential goods and services in support of his family and the entire Nauvoo community. After the Brownings left Nauvoo, the Church acquired the property and provided it to Lucy Mack Smith.
What to Expect
Browning Gun Shop is a five-room guided tour of the parlor, sitting room, gun room, kitchen, and workshop. The tour includes a demonstration of gun barrel making. Upon request, you may tour the log cabin behind the home. After the tour of Browning Gun Shop, you will walk or drive over to the Taylor Home Print Shop and Post Office.
Accessibility
Parking
- There is parking available south of Browning Gun Shop at the corner of Main and Kimball Streets.
- There are designated accessible parking spaces in the lot.
Mobility Accessibility
Exterior
- Four steps into the building
- Handrail on left-hand side when ascending
- One step out of the building
- No handrail
Interior
- Two steps down from the parlor to the sitting room
- Handrail on right-hand side when descending
- Three steps down from gun room to workshop
- Handrail on left-hand side when descending
Terrain and Flooring
Exterior
- Street: Asphalt and gravel (good condition); level
- Sidewalk: Brick (good condition); level
Interior
- Flooring: Wood and brick
Seating
- One bench in the entry way
- No seating in the parlor
- One bench in the sitting room
- No seating in the gun room
- No seating in the kitchen
- Four to six benches in the workshop