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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
Adams Memorial Library
June 4, 1981
(#81000675)
102 East Wesley St.
41°51′57″N 88°06′23″W / 41.865972°N 88.106389°W / 41.865972; -88.106389 (Adams Memorial Library)
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
Ardmore Avenue Train Station
November 21, 1980
(#80004525)
10 W. Park Ave.
41°53′00″N 87°58′46″W / 41.883333°N 87.979583°W / 41.883333; -87.979583 (Ardmore Avenue Train Station)
Villa Park One of the few Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad stations still standing.
3 George Baker House
George Baker House
March 1, 2010
(#10000038)
1 S. 500 Taylor Rd.
41°51′02″N 88°03′20″W / 41.850417°N 88.055694°W / 41.850417; -88.055694 (George Baker House)
Milton Township The house of an early settler to DuPage County.
4 Orland P. Bassett House
Orland P. Bassett House
December 7, 2004
(#04001299)
329 E. Sixth St.
41°47′55″N 87°55′18″W / 41.798611°N 87.921667°W / 41.798611; -87.921667 (Orland P. Bassett House)
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
Big Woods School
April 21, 2016
(#16000197)
3033 N. Eola Rd.
41°48′56″N 88°13′55″W / 41.815525°N 88.231881°W / 41.815525; -88.231881 (Big Woods School)
Aurora
6 Blanchard Hall
Blanchard Hall
November 14, 1979
(#79000836)
Wheaton College campus
41°52′07″N 88°05′58″W / 41.868611°N 88.099444°W / 41.868611; -88.099444 (Blanchard Hall)
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
Bloomingdale School–Village Hall
October 28, 1994
(#94001263)
108 W. Lake St.
41°57′26″N 88°04′56″W / 41.957222°N 88.082222°W / 41.957222; -88.082222 (Bloomingdale School–Village Hall)
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
Butler School
May 9, 2003
(#03000355)
1200 31st. St. (Oak Brook Rd.)
41°50′05″N 87°56′46″W / 41.834722°N 87.946111°W / 41.834722; -87.946111 (Butler School)
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
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Historic District
December 20, 2011
(#11000907)
Illinois Waterway miles 290.0-321.7
41°41′53″N 87°57′13″W / 41.697942°N 87.953664°W / 41.697942; -87.953664 (Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Historic District)
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
Robert A. and Mary Childs House
May 11, 2000
(#00000476)
318 S. Garfield Ave.
41°47′56″N 87°55′40″W / 41.798889°N 87.927778°W / 41.798889; -87.927778 (Robert A. and Mary Childs House)
Hinsdale Home of Civil War veteran and U.S. Representative Robert A. Childs and his wife Mary.
11 Churchville School
Churchville School
February 5, 1999
(#99000114)
3N 784 Church Rd.
41°56′08″N 87°57′14″W / 41.935556°N 87.953889°W / 41.935556; -87.953889 (Churchville School)
Bensenville A schoolhouse constructed in 1846.
12 William and Helen Coffeen House
William and Helen Coffeen House
December 22, 2014
(#14001066)
306 S. Garfield
41°47′58″N 87°55′39″W / 41.799556°N 87.927627°W / 41.799556; -87.927627 (William and Helen Coffeen House)
Hinsdale
13 Avery Coonley School
Avery Coonley School
August 8, 2007
(#07000477)
1400 Maple Ave.
41°47′18″N 88°01′13″W / 41.788381°N 88.020325°W / 41.788381; -88.020325 (Avery Coonley School)
Downers Grove A progressive school landscaped by Jens Jensen.
14 Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket
Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket
May 5, 2006
(#06000375)
645 Joliet Rd.
41°44′51″N 87°56′22″W / 41.7475°N 87.939444°W / 41.7475; -87.939444 (Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket)
Willowbrook A restaurant on historic U.S. Route 66. Part of the Route 66 through Illinois Multiple Property Submission.
15 Downtown Hinsdale Historic District
Downtown Hinsdale Historic District
May 30, 2006
(#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 / 41.802539; -87.929278 (Downtown Hinsdale Historic District)
Hinsdale
16 DuPage County Courthouse
DuPage County Courthouse
June 7, 1978
(#78003107)
200 Reber St.
41°51′50″N 88°06′14″W / 41.863889°N 88.103889°W / 41.863889; -88.103889 (DuPage County Courthouse)
Wheaton
17 DuPage Theatre and DuPage Shoppes
DuPage Theatre and DuPage Shoppes
November 20, 1987
(#87002047)
101-109 S. Main St.
41°53′09″N 88°01′04″W / 41.885833°N 88.017778°W / 41.885833; -88.017778 (DuPage Theatre and DuPage Shoppes)
Lombard Demolished in 2007 by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lombard.
18 William H. Emery, Jr. House
William H. Emery, Jr. House
May 12, 2004
(#04000421)
281 Arlington
41°53′39″N 87°56′18″W / 41.894167°N 87.938333°W / 41.894167; -87.938333 (William H. Emery, Jr. House)
Elmhurst
19 First Church of Lombard
First Church of Lombard
August 10, 1978
(#78001144)
Maple and Main Sts.
41°52′59″N 88°01′07″W / 41.883056°N 88.018611°W / 41.883056; -88.018611 (First Church of Lombard)
Lombard
20 Glen Ellyn Downtown North Historic District
Glen Ellyn Downtown North Historic District
September 18, 2013
(#13000716)
Main St., Crescent Blvd., & Pennsylvania Ave.
41°52′37″N 88°04′00″W / 41.876975°N 88.066708°W / 41.876975; -88.066708 (Glen Ellyn Downtown North Historic District)
Glen Ellyn
21 Glen Ellyn Downtown South Historic District
Glen Ellyn Downtown South Historic District
September 18, 2013
(#13000717)
Main & Duane Sts., Hillside Ave.
41°52′30″N 88°03′58″W / 41.875101°N 88.06616°W / 41.875101; -88.06616 (Glen Ellyn Downtown South Historic District)
Glen Ellyn
22 Glen Ellyn Main Street Historic District
Glen Ellyn Main Street Historic District
October 29, 1984
(#84000204)
Main St. between Cottage Ave. and Hawthorne St.
41°52′49″N 88°04′00″W / 41.880278°N 88.066667°W / 41.880278; -88.066667 (Glen Ellyn Main Street Historic District)
Glen Ellyn
23 Grand Theatre
Grand Theatre
August 12, 2005
(#05000872)
123 N. Hale St.
41°51′56″N 88°06′29″W / 41.865556°N 88.108056°W / 41.865556; -88.108056 (Grand Theatre)
Wheaton
24 Graue Mill
Graue Mill
May 12, 1975
(#75002077)
NW of jct. of Spring and York Rds.
41°49′12″N 87°55′40″W / 41.820000°N 87.927639°W / 41.820000; -87.927639 (Graue Mill)
Oak Brook
25 William L. Gregg House
William L. Gregg House
October 3, 1980
(#80004526)
115 S. Linden
41°47′35″N 87°58′24″W / 41.793124°N 87.973264°W / 41.793124; -87.973264 (William L. Gregg House)
Westmont
26 Hauptgebaude
Hauptgebaude
August 13, 1976
(#76002162)
190 Prospect St.
41°53′45″N 87°56′43″W / 41.895833°N 87.945278°W / 41.895833; -87.945278 (Hauptgebaude)
Elmhurst
27 Frank B. Henderson House
Frank B. Henderson House
August 9, 2002
(#02000844)
301 S. Kenilworth
41°53′39″N 87°56′18″W / 41.894167°N 87.938333°W / 41.894167; -87.938333 (Frank B. Henderson House)
Elmhurst
28 Immanuel Evangelical Church
Immanuel Evangelical Church
February 9, 2001
(#01000085)
302 S. Grant St.
41°47′57″N 87°55′56″W / 41.799167°N 87.932222°W / 41.799167; -87.932222 (Immanuel Evangelical Church)
Hinsdale
29 Lake Ellyn Park
Lake Ellyn Park
February 7, 2017
(#100000628)
645 Lenox Rd.
41°52′58″N 88°03′38″W / 41.882869°N 88.060475°W / 41.882869; -88.060475 (Lake Ellyn Park)
Glen Ellyn
30 McAuley School District No. 27
McAuley School District No. 27
June 3, 1982
(#82004890)
Roosevelt Rd.
41°52′40″N 88°14′24″W / 41.877778°N 88.24°W / 41.877778; -88.24 (McAuley School District No. 27)
West Chicago
31 Naperville Historic District
Naperville Historic District
September 29, 1977
(#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 / 41.775556; -88.151944 (Naperville Historic District)
Naperville
32 Francis Stuyvesant Peabody Estate
Francis Stuyvesant Peabody Estate
February 18, 1994
(#93000836)
1717 W. 31st St.
41°49′44″N 87°57′31″W / 41.828889°N 87.958611°W / 41.828889; -87.958611 (Francis Stuyvesant Peabody Estate)
Oak Brook
33 Francis Stuyvesant Peabody House
Francis Stuyvesant Peabody House
November 8, 2000
(#00001330)
8 E. Third St.
41°47′59″N 87°55′44″W / 41.799722°N 87.928889°W / 41.799722; -87.928889 (Francis Stuyvesant Peabody House)
Hinsdale
34 John L. Pentecost House
John L. Pentecost House
September 13, 2003
(#03000916)
259 Cottage Hill Ave.
41°53′38″N 87°56′31″W / 41.893889°N 87.941944°W / 41.893889; -87.941944 (John L. Pentecost House)
Elmhurst
35 Pine Craig
Pine Craig
August 15, 1975
(#75002076)
Aurora Rd. (Rte. 65)
41°46′10″N 88°09′13″W / 41.769444°N 88.153611°W / 41.769444; -88.153611 (Pine Craig)
Naperville
36 Randecker's Hardware Store
Randecker's Hardware Store
October 28, 1994
(#94001265)
112 S. Bloomingdale Rd.
41°57′23″N 88°04′53″W / 41.956389°N 88.081389°W / 41.956389; -88.081389 (Randecker's Hardware Store)
Bloomingdale
37 Robinwood
Robinwood
January 21, 2004
(#03001463)
208 Arlington
41°53′49″N 87°56′14″W / 41.896944°N 87.937222°W / 41.896944; -87.937222 (Robinwood)
Elmhurst
38 Robbins Park Historic District
Robbins Park Historic District
November 26, 2008
(#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 / 41.798333; -87.921667 (Robbins Park Historic District)
Hinsdale
39 Alfred A. Schiller House
Alfred A. Schiller House
September 3, 2008
(#08000326)
734 Lenox Rd.
41°53′11″N 88°03′39″W / 41.886389°N 88.060833°W / 41.886389; -88.060833 (Alfred A. Schiller House)
Glen Ellyn
40 William and Jennette Sloane House
December 30, 2016
(#16000896)
248 S. Arlington Ave.
41°53′38″N 87°56′12″W / 41.893783°N 87.936785°W / 41.893783; -87.936785 (William and Jennette Sloane House)
Elmhurst
41 Stacy's Tavern
Stacy's Tavern
October 29, 1974
(#74002195)
Geneva Rd. and Main St.
41°53′23″N 88°03′53″W / 41.889722°N 88.064722°W / 41.889722; -88.064722 (Stacy's Tavern)
Glen Ellyn
42 Trinity Episcopal Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
January 9, 1978
(#78003108)
130 N. West St.
41°51′57″N 88°06′43″W / 41.865833°N 88.111944°W / 41.865833; -88.111944 (Trinity Episcopal Church)
Wheaton
43 Turner Town Hall
Turner Town Hall
May 13, 1991
(#91000573)
132 Main St.
41°53′01″N 88°12′15″W / 41.883611°N 88.204167°W / 41.883611; -88.204167 (Turner Town Hall)
West Chicago
44 Villa Avenue Train Station
Villa Avenue Train Station
August 22, 1986
(#86001480)
220 S. Villa Ave.
41°53′08″N 87°58′10″W / 41.885694°N 87.969444°W / 41.885694; -87.969444 (Villa Avenue Train Station)
Villa Park
45 Wayne Village Historic District
Wayne Village Historic District
December 29, 1978
(#78003106)
Irregular pattern along Army Trail Rd.
41°57′04″N 88°14′46″W / 41.951111°N 88.246111°W / 41.951111; -88.246111 (Wayne Village Historic District)
Wayne
46 William Whitney House
William Whitney House
October 19, 1989
(#89001731)
142 E. First St.
41°48′05″N 87°55′28″W / 41.801389°N 87.924444°W / 41.801389; -87.924444 (William Whitney House)
Hinsdale

Former listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Summary
1 Besch House
July 27, 1979
(#79003161)
Unknown
O S 070 Church St.
Winfield
2 Henry C. Middaugh House
September 21, 1978
(#78003105)
August 14, 2004
66 Norfolk Ave.
41°48′07″N 87°57′01″W / 41.8019°N 87.9503°W / 41.8019; -87.9503 (Henry C. Middaugh House)
Clarendon Hills Demolished in 2002.
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