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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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This Centennial Home was in the Prince Subdivision. This home, which was located close to downtown, was demolished sometime after 2013 and replaced by a modern farmhouse, typical of the
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The McVean house was built in 1895 for John and Leona McVean. This Centennial Home is part of the Straube Subdivision. It is a Victorian Home with 4” clapboard and
This Centennial home is also landmarked under the name Gorman-Dum House. For more information, see the Village of Downers Grove Landmarking Resolution for this house.
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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 landmarked Queen Anne style home was built in 1893 for Earl H. Prince and his wife Minnie and was designed by architect and carpenter J.B. Moss. It includes a
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 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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