This category is for places that are significant to Downers Grove history.
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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Belmont Prairie was recognized as the 2024 Historic Site of the Year on ceremony on August 24, 2024. This prairie represents the way pioneers saw Downers Grove in 1832 when
The American Foursquare at 4815 Forest Avenue is now recognized by the Historic Home Program. In 2023, this house become the 81st house and 8th American Foursquare to receive honorary
The house at 5408 Carpenter Street was approved as a Historic Landmark in Downers Grove. The one and one-half story Cape Cod style home was built circa 1940. The original
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If you lived in Downers Grove before 1960, you might remember what the northeast corner of Maple Avenue and Main Street looked like back them. Today, the corner is the
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5300 Main Street Blacksmith and ironworker, James William Sucher, erected this humble brick building in 1875 as his smithy. James and his father, Phillip, established the business in 1854. This is
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This Colonial Revival home has a columned entry porch at the front entry, entry door sidelights. The Historic Home is symmetrical in form, has a hipped roof, and has double
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This house is a Gable Front Vernacular House in which the gable is facing the street or entrance side of the house. The gable front house allows the narrow part
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This home is identified as a Gable Front Home, and was originally built by William Sheldon Carpenter & his wife Martha. William was the youngest child of Henry & Martha
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This house is considered an example of Prairie Style architecture. The structure has a stucco exterior, strong horizontal lines, and a somewhat open concept for the first floor. It flows
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