By The Downers Grove Park District – The 1846 Israel and Avis Blodgett house has been accepted into the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom! The Network to Freedom is […]
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Abigail Stearns Root was a pioneer wife and mother. She and her husband, Martin Root, made Downers Grove their home in the 1840s. Her father, Asa Stearns, served as a
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Gerardus J. Verbeck was the first owner of this house. The land that the house sits on was originally owned by E.H. Prince.
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Built circa 1926, this Historic Home was on the Sears Home list for a long time. It was thought to be a Sears Puritan Kit Home. Upon inspection of the
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The home at 1240 Gilbert is identified as a Dutch Colonial and was built circa 1925. Dutch Colonial is a style of domestic architecture, primarily characterized by gambrel roofs having
This is a Victorian home with hardwood floors, stained glass windows and 2 fireplaces. Mr. Sucher’s father was a blacksmith and a mail carrier for Downers Grove.
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Sebastian Schwer was a well-known carpenter in Downers Grove. He built his own house. It has a Limestone Foundation and the joists in the basement show marks of a water
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Built circa 1893, this Historic Home is a Queen Anne style home. Notable Queen Anne features of the home are wood shingles in the front gable on the 3rd floor
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Built circa 1915 by Orlando Edward F. & Anna Hecht, this home is an excellent example of an American Foursquare. A typical Foursquare has a rectangular footprint, a hip roof
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This charming home has seen an added powder room, pantry and a finished third floor. At one time the Klein family lived here. They owned a grocery store in town.
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