The George Binder House
This home was one of five homes on the west side of Downers Grove that were recognized under the Downers Grove Historical Society Centennial Home Program, that were demolished and […]
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Building Forms
The George Graves House
Built circa 1927, the George Graves House is a Sears Kit Home “Del Rey” model. The mortgage was secured from Sears Trustee Walker O. Lewis on May 17, 1927 for
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The David Klein House
This farmhouse is representative of an old New England Home. David Klein was an immigrant from Alsace, France and had 9 children lived in the house and farmed 997 acres
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The Edward Wooten House
This Centennial Home was one of five homes on the west side of Downers Grove that were recognized under the Downers Grove Historical Society Centennial Home Program, that were demolished
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The Kotes-Kenny House
This one story Mid-Century Modern style Landmarked home has a concrete foundation and a low-sloped front gabled roof. The home’s exterior facades are composed of vertical wood siding and a
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The Lyman Clifford House
The landmarked Lyman Clifford House is a vernacular Upright and Wing house which was popular from the 1870s through the 1920s. Upright and Wing is a house type that typically
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The Ernest E Bunge House
This landmarked craftsman style bungalow features a low-pitched jerkinhead (clipped) gable roof with wide eaves, dark tapestry brick, and three over, double hung windows. The home was purchased by Juanita
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The Charles E. and Alice Engstrom House
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 Alexander C. Cameron House
The landmarked Alexander C. Cameron House is a one-story Craftsman Bungalow and includes a low-pitched cross-gabled roof with wide eaves, brackets under the gable, exposed roof rafters, and battered brick
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The Frank Rogers House
This landmarked house represents the distinguishing characteristics of a bungalow. The term “bungalow” is derived from the Hindi word “bangle” meaning a low house with a porch. Bungalows were built
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