The Frazier House
The home at 1240 Gilbert is identified as a Dutch Colonial and was built circa 1925. Dutch Colonial is a style of domestic architecture, primarily characterized by gambrel roofs having […]
Historic Home
These are homes that have been recognized by the Historical Society’s Historic Home Program.
The W.J. Herring & J.O. Daily House
Built circa 1893, this Historic Home is a Queen Anne style home. Notable Queen Anne features of the home are wood shingles in the front gable on the 3rd floor
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The O. Edward F. & Anna Hecht House
Built circa 1915 by Orlando Edward F. & Anna Hecht, this home is an excellent example of an American Foursquare. A typical Foursquare has a rectangular footprint, a hip roof
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The Darius Crescy House
This house is Tri-Gable Ell and still retains its original wood siding, wood soffits, windows, and doors. The Tri-Gable Ell was a vernacular building form common during the 1870s through
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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 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 Century of Progress House
The Century of Progress House has been recognized as part of the Society’s Historic Home Program. The house has also been landmarked by the Village of Downers Grove. The house
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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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