Orson Rogers House facts for kids
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Orson Rogers House
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The Orson Rogers House on the eastern outskirts of Marengo, Illinois.
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 Location in Illinois
Location in the United States
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| Location | Marengo, McHenry County, Illinois |
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| Area | 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) |
| Built | c. 1847 |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003114 |
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 1979 |
The Orson Rogers House is a really old and special home. It is located in Marengo, Illinois, a city in McHenry County, Illinois. This house is so important that it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This means it is recognized for its historical value. The property also has other smaller buildings around it. These buildings were mostly used for farming in the past.
Who Owned the Orson Rogers House?
The Orson Rogers family lived in this house from 1847 until about 1869. After them, a man named William Boies bought the farm. He owned it for a long time, until the early 1900s. William Boies was famous for his dairy farm and creamery.
Later, Jesse Jackson owned the house from 1920 to 1961. In 1961, Willis and Wilma Brown purchased it. Willis Brown had inherited the home from his grandparents. In 1979, Robert and Beverly Kling bought the house. This was the same year it became a National Historic Place. Today, their daughter, Candace Kling, still owns the home.
The Story of Orson Rogers
Orson Rogers, who the house is named after, was born in Middletown, Vermont in 1814. In the late 1830s, he and his wife, Mary, moved. They traveled by wagon from Vermont to the Marengo, Illinois area. Orson's parents also came with them on this journey.
Rogers first settled in a town he liked called Coral. In the 1840s, many Native American settlements were in this area. The Rogers family was among the first white settlers in the Marengo area. Orson Rogers built the very first log cabin schoolhouse there. He also taught lessons in that school. In the 1850s, he was a smart farmer. He bought the new and helpful McCormick Reapers for his farm.
