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This landmarked Victorian house still has its original woodwork, doors and built-in cabinets. Some modifications to the home include enclosing the front porch, enlarging the kitchen, adding a bathroom 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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John Venard built this landmarked Craftsman style American Foursquare in 1914 and lived in the house with his wife Frieda and daughters Ruth and Florence. John was a Downers Grove
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
This home was one of the early Centennial Homes. The home was accepted in the program in 1998 with the name The Rosa S. Johnson House. In 2016 the home
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This landmarked home was built by Emerson Foote whom was EH Prince’s business partner in EH Prince and Company. Emerson died suddenly a month before moving into the home he
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The John Oldfield House was approved as a Centennial Home in 1995. Later in 2016, it was designated as a village Historical Landmark. The house was built in 1883. The
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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,
The Ehr House is named after John J. Ehr who lived in the home with his wife Regina, their 5 children, and Regina’s mother. The family owned the home for
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