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The Henry Bush House: A Legacy Rooted in Downers Grove 5239 Carpenter Street in Downers Grove is a striking Queen Anne-style home that immediately catches the eye. Its gingerbread trim, […]
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The Queen Anne house at 5256 Fairmount Avenue has an honorary name that celebrates long-time owner, William Straube. Members of the Straube family owned the house from 1893 to 1945.
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The Queen Anne at 4703 Highland Avenue was submitted for inclusion in the Historic Home Program by homeowners Adam and Ann Schuhmacher who recently purchased the house. They chose the
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The Queen Anne house at 5217 Fairmount is honorary name celebrates long-time owners, Guy and Cora Belle Wheeler, who lived in the house for nearly 50 years. Guy Wheeler worked
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Mitchell and Catherine Heintz were the original owners of this Folk Victorian home built in 1891. Mitchell owned 80 acres of farmland and in 1882 is indicated to have “gone
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This is a two story wood house with double hung windows. The front door is original and the house still contains its wavy windows. It has its original woodwork and
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This is a lovely turn of the century home.
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There are 11 rooms in this historical home. It features 10 ft. ceilings, oak flooring, 10” baseboards, beaded mouldings, 5 panel doors, 2 pocket doors and none of the woodwork
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Some physical features of the house include a limestone foundation, wide plank floors, 8 inch base board and well pump in the basement still attached to the outside cistern.
This Centennial Home is made of clapboard with fish scale shingles. Many of the original Queen Anne hardware remains. The house’s most striking feature is the curved corner blocks on
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