This landmarked home is two stories tall with a dominant, steeply pitched, multi-gabled roof. The roofline is asymmetrical and adorned with a reverse dormer window on the east facade. The […]
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This house with dark tapestry brick, 3-over-1 windows, deep overhangs, and telescoping masses combine to give the house a rich, textured appearance and intimate scale. It uniquely combines stylistic features
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The landmarked home’s balloon frame was built on a stone foundation and still has the original wood clapboard siding on the structure. The upper peak areas have wood shingles and
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This one story Landmarked Gabled-Ell home is on a corner lot with a dominant gable facing each street. The projecting L-shaped cross-gables are a distinguishing feature and indicate the footprint
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This landmarked American Greek Revival home is one of the oldest homes in Downers Grove. This home was built by Pierce Downer (1782 – 1863), founder and first settler of the
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This landmarked 1850’s Queen Anne, Greek Revival home was the home of Jordan James Cole. Jordan James Cole (1833-1901) purchased land from the Curtiss family in the Curtis Subdivision and
The landmarked Classical Revival, Beaux Arts Main Street Train Station was built in 1911. Construction of the original train station began during the civil war and was completed in 1864
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This landmarked Queen Anne home in Straube’s Subdivision includes many of the features of a Queen Anne style of house, including the original wood clapboard, wood shingles on the 2nd story,
This landmarked Victorian was built about 1904. It was the second home landmarked in Downers Grove. The three-story Victorian house was the Gustav H. Bunge family home and was originally
This two-story Gothic Revival house was the first landmarked property in Downers Grove. This house with a basement was designed by the petitioner’s grandfather and completed in 1888. The house
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