The William Singleterry House
This is a lovely turn of the century home.
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Places
This category is for places that are significant to Downers Grove history.
The Israel Blodgett House
This house was originally a 1.5 story building with a lean to kitchen. The kitchen was added on the west side in the 1890’s. The east family room was added
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The Stanley House
It seems this home was one of many that the family owned. They bought many of the lots and sold them off.
The Joseph Staiger House
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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The Hanson House
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.
The W.B. Towsley House
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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The Barn Castle
The house was built for Orlando F. Gibbs. The home is the oldest on Prairie Avenue. It has 11 rooms.
The Leibundguth House
This Centennial Home originally had six rooms. It has massive interior doors, original wainscoting, glass knobs and open stairway. The home also features long windows, ornate details over the first
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The Wm. H. Carpenter House
In 1895 William H Carpenter purchased the home for $4,000 from the Thomas Lyman Estate. Carpenter worked in Finance. This is a Princess Anne style house. The house has bullseye
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The Straube House
The Queen Anne Centennial Home has 3 single stack fireplaces which still have the original tile work. This home was named for William Straube, the owner of the local piano
