The Louis B. Gesner House
This Centennial Home in the E. H. Prince Subdivision was built by Earl Prince. The house had numerous owners. The name chosen for this Centennial Home was the first owner, […]
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Places
This category is for places that are significant to Downers Grove history.
The Sterling North House
William Straube was the original owner of this home. He was part owner of Van Matre and Straube Piano which originally resided in Downers Grove. He purchased the land from
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Belmont Golf Club
The Belmont Golf Club was the first 9-hole golf course west of the Appalachians. The club was recognized as the Historic Site of the Year for 2023 by the Downers
The John & Mary Rasweiler House
This home possesses many features of a Queen Anne. The outside has both wood clapboard siding and decorative wood shingles. Wood trim embellishes the front gable. There is wide wood
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The William & Lucille Carpenter House
This home possesses many features of a Queen Anne. The outside has both wood clapboard siding and decorative wood shingles. Wood trim is embellished in the front gable. There is
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The Charles “Coffee” & Selma Johnson House
This home was built in the late 1800’s. The roof has two sloped sides that meet at a center ridge. The triangular ends of the walls on the other two
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The Clair & Nelia Owen House
This Tudor Revival home includes features typical of this style including a rectangular floor plan, steep roof with a tall chimney, brick siding, windows with multiple panes, and a brick
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The Frank and Ann Keiser House
This Queen Anne home is located on a large lot in the Prince Subdivision. It is named the for the first owners of the house, Frank and Ann Keiser. This
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The Austin & Betsey Pye House
The older part of this home is a 2 story Gable Front house. A one story addition was added to the east side of the original 2 story house circa
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The Jacob and Dorothy Schless House
This Dutch Colonial home features is a two story building with a gambrel roof. Siding is wood clapboard on the upper half of the house with stone on the lower
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