National Register of Historic Places listings in DuPage County, Illinois facts for kids
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in DuPage County, Illinois.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.
There are 48 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another three properties were once listed but have been removed.
Current listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Adams Memorial Library |
(#81000675) |
102 East Wesley St. 41°51′57″N 88°06′23″W / 41.865972°N 88.106389°W |
Wheaton | The library was designed by Charles Sumner Frost in 1891. It was the only library in the area until 1965. Later that year it was converted to the DuPage County Historical Museum. | |
2 | Ardmore Avenue Train Station |
(#80004525) |
10 W. Park Ave. 41°53′00″N 87°58′46″W / 41.883333°N 87.979583°W |
Villa Park | One of the few Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad stations still standing. | |
3 | George Baker House |
(#10000038) |
1 S. 500 Taylor Rd. 41°51′02″N 88°03′20″W / 41.850417°N 88.055694°W |
Milton Township | The house of an early settler to DuPage County. | |
4 | Orland P. Bassett House |
(#04001299) |
329 E. Sixth St. 41°47′55″N 87°55′18″W / 41.798611°N 87.921667°W |
Hinsdale | Home of Orland P. Bassett, who is credited as the first person to distribute the American Beauty rose. His company became the largest employer in Hinsdale. | |
5 | Big Woods School |
(#16000197) |
3033 N. Eola Rd. 41°48′56″N 88°13′55″W / 41.815525°N 88.231881°W |
Aurora | ||
6 | Blanchard Hall |
(#79000836) |
Wheaton College campus 41°52′07″N 88°05′58″W / 41.868611°N 88.099444°W |
Wheaton | The oldest building at Wheaton College, named after its founder Jonathan Blanchard. The architecture is meant to evoke the buildings at Oxford University. | |
7 | Bloomingdale School–Village Hall |
(#94001263) |
108 W. Lake St. 41°57′26″N 88°04′56″W / 41.957222°N 88.082222°W |
Bloomingdale | A two-story, two-classroom schoolhouse from the early 20th century. It was used as the Bloomingdale Village Hall from 1938 to 1977. | |
8 | Butler School |
(#03000355) |
1200 31st. St. (Oak Brook Rd.) 41°50′05″N 87°56′46″W / 41.834722°N 87.946111°W |
Oak Brook | A two-room schoolhouse in the Georgian Revival style. The term "Oak Brook" for the surrounding community was first used in a meeting in the building. | |
9 | Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Historic District |
(#11000907) |
Illinois Waterway miles 290.0-321.7 41°41′53″N 87°57′13″W / 41.697942°N 87.953664°W |
Willow Springs and Lemont | part of the Illinois Waterway Navigation System Facilities MPS; extends through the West Side of Chicago, Cook County west of Chicago and Will County to Lockport | |
10 | Robert A. and Mary Childs House |
(#00000476) |
318 S. Garfield Ave. 41°47′56″N 87°55′40″W / 41.798889°N 87.927778°W |
Hinsdale | Home of Civil War veteran and U.S. Representative Robert A. Childs and his wife Mary. | |
11 | Churchville School |
(#99000114) |
3N 784 Church Rd. 41°56′08″N 87°57′14″W / 41.935556°N 87.953889°W |
Bensenville | A schoolhouse constructed in 1846. | |
12 | William and Helen Coffeen House |
(#14001066) |
306 S. Garfield 41°47′58″N 87°55′39″W / 41.799556°N 87.927627°W |
Hinsdale | ||
13 | Avery Coonley School |
(#07000477) |
1400 Maple Ave. 41°47′18″N 88°01′13″W / 41.788381°N 88.020325°W |
Downers Grove | A progressive school landscaped by Jens Jensen. | |
14 | Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket |
(#06000375) |
645 Joliet Rd. 41°44′51″N 87°56′22″W / 41.7475°N 87.939444°W |
Willowbrook | A restaurant on historic U.S. Route 66. Part of the Route 66 through Illinois Multiple Property Submission. | |
15 | Downtown Hinsdale Historic District |
(#06000011) |
Roughly Bounded by Maple St., Lincoln St., Garfield St. and Second St. 41°48′09″N 87°55′45″W / 41.802539°N 87.929278°W |
Hinsdale | ||
16 | DuPage County Courthouse |
(#78003107) |
200 Reber St. 41°51′50″N 88°06′14″W / 41.863889°N 88.103889°W |
Wheaton | ||
17 | DuPage Theatre and DuPage Shoppes |
(#87002047) |
101-109 S. Main St. 41°53′09″N 88°01′04″W / 41.885833°N 88.017778°W |
Lombard | Demolished in 2007 by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lombard. | |
18 | William H. Emery, Jr. House |
(#04000421) |
281 Arlington 41°53′39″N 87°56′18″W / 41.894167°N 87.938333°W |
Elmhurst | ||
19 | First Church of Lombard |
(#78001144) |
Maple and Main Sts. 41°52′59″N 88°01′07″W / 41.883056°N 88.018611°W |
Lombard | ||
20 | Glen Ellyn Downtown North Historic District |
(#13000716) |
Main St., Crescent Blvd., & Pennsylvania Ave. 41°52′37″N 88°04′00″W / 41.876975°N 88.066708°W |
Glen Ellyn | ||
21 | Glen Ellyn Downtown South Historic District |
(#13000717) |
Main & Duane Sts., Hillside Ave. 41°52′30″N 88°03′58″W / 41.875101°N 88.06616°W |
Glen Ellyn | ||
22 | Glen Ellyn Main Street Historic District |
(#84000204) |
Main St. between Cottage Ave. and Hawthorne St. 41°52′49″N 88°04′00″W / 41.880278°N 88.066667°W |
Glen Ellyn | ||
23 | Grand Theatre |
(#05000872) |
123 N. Hale St. 41°51′56″N 88°06′29″W / 41.865556°N 88.108056°W |
Wheaton | ||
24 | Graue Mill |
(#75002077) |
NW of jct. of Spring and York Rds. 41°49′12″N 87°55′40″W / 41.820000°N 87.927639°W |
Oak Brook | ||
25 | William L. Gregg House |
(#80004526) |
115 S. Linden 41°47′35″N 87°58′24″W / 41.793124°N 87.973264°W |
Westmont | ||
26 | Hauptgebaude |
(#76002162) |
190 Prospect St. 41°53′45″N 87°56′43″W / 41.895833°N 87.945278°W |
Elmhurst | ||
27 | Frank B. Henderson House |
(#02000844) |
301 S. Kenilworth 41°53′39″N 87°56′18″W / 41.894167°N 87.938333°W |
Elmhurst | ||
28 | Immanuel Evangelical Church |
(#01000085) |
302 S. Grant St. 41°47′57″N 87°55′56″W / 41.799167°N 87.932222°W |
Hinsdale | ||
29 | Lake Ellyn Park |
(#100000628) |
645 Lenox Rd. 41°52′58″N 88°03′38″W / 41.882869°N 88.060475°W |
Glen Ellyn | ||
30 | McAuley School District No. 27 |
(#82004890) |
Roosevelt Rd. 41°52′40″N 88°14′24″W / 41.877778°N 88.24°W |
West Chicago | ||
31 | Naperville Historic District |
(#77001516) |
Roughly bounded by Juilian, Highland, Chicago, Jackson, Eagle, and 5th Sts. 41°46′32″N 88°09′07″W / 41.775556°N 88.151944°W |
Naperville | ||
32 | Francis Stuyvesant Peabody Estate |
(#93000836) |
1717 W. 31st St. 41°49′44″N 87°57′31″W / 41.828889°N 87.958611°W |
Oak Brook | ||
33 | Francis Stuyvesant Peabody House |
(#00001330) |
8 E. Third St. 41°47′59″N 87°55′44″W / 41.799722°N 87.928889°W |
Hinsdale | ||
34 | John L. Pentecost House |
(#03000916) |
259 Cottage Hill Ave. 41°53′38″N 87°56′31″W / 41.893889°N 87.941944°W |
Elmhurst | ||
35 | Pine Craig |
(#75002076) |
Aurora Rd. (Rte. 65) 41°46′10″N 88°09′13″W / 41.769444°N 88.153611°W |
Naperville | ||
36 | Randecker's Hardware Store |
(#94001265) |
112 S. Bloomingdale Rd. 41°57′23″N 88°04′53″W / 41.956389°N 88.081389°W |
Bloomingdale | ||
37 | Robinwood |
(#03001463) |
208 Arlington 41°53′49″N 87°56′14″W / 41.896944°N 87.937222°W |
Elmhurst | ||
38 | Robbins Park Historic District |
(#08001098) |
Bounded by Chicago Av, 8th St, County Line Rd, Garfield St 41°47′54″N 87°55′18″W / 41.798333°N 87.921667°W |
Hinsdale | ||
39 | Alfred A. Schiller House |
(#08000326) |
734 Lenox Rd. 41°53′11″N 88°03′39″W / 41.886389°N 88.060833°W |
Glen Ellyn | ||
40 | William and Jennette Sloane House |
(#16000896) |
248 S. Arlington Ave. 41°53′38″N 87°56′12″W / 41.893783°N 87.936785°W |
Elmhurst | ||
41 | Stacy's Tavern |
(#74002195) |
Geneva Rd. and Main St. 41°53′23″N 88°03′53″W / 41.889722°N 88.064722°W |
Glen Ellyn | ||
42 | Trinity Episcopal Church |
(#78003108) |
130 N. West St. 41°51′57″N 88°06′43″W / 41.865833°N 88.111944°W |
Wheaton | ||
43 | Turner Town Hall |
(#91000573) |
132 Main St. 41°53′01″N 88°12′15″W / 41.883611°N 88.204167°W |
West Chicago | ||
44 | Villa Avenue Train Station |
(#86001480) |
220 S. Villa Ave. 41°53′08″N 87°58′10″W / 41.885694°N 87.969444°W |
Villa Park | ||
45 | Wayne Village Historic District |
(#78003106) |
Irregular pattern along Army Trail Rd. 41°57′04″N 88°14′46″W / 41.951111°N 88.246111°W |
Wayne | ||
46 | William Whitney House |
(#89001731) |
142 E. First St. 41°48′05″N 87°55′28″W / 41.801389°N 87.924444°W |
Hinsdale |
Former listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Summary | |
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1 | Besch House |
(#79003161) |
|
O S 070 Church St. |
Winfield | ||
2 | Henry C. Middaugh House |
(#78003105) |
|
66 Norfolk Ave. 41°48′07″N 87°57′01″W / 41.8019°N 87.9503°W |
Clarendon Hills | Demolished in 2002. |
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