The Venard House
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 […]
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Places
This category is for places that are significant to Downers Grove history.
The Cole House
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
The Rosa S. Johnson (Kreuger) House
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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The Corinne S. Foote House
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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Main Street Train Station
The landmarked Classical Revival, Beaux Arts Main Street Train Station was built in 1911. Construction of the original train station began during the civil war and was completed in 1864
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The John Oldfield (Alexander and Nancy Foster) House
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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The Herring House
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 Melchor Gjerde House
This landmarked two-story Folk Victorian was built circa 1891. Rachel and Melchor Gjerde were Norwegian immigrants who arrived in America in 1862 and 1875, respectively. Melchor was a blacksmith and
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The Ehr House
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
Mochel Hardware Store
Levi Mertz and Charles Mochel constructed the original building at 36 S Main (later renumbered 5122 Main Street), where the two partners opened their business, Mertz & Mochel, on June
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