Landmarked
Buildings
In Downers Grove
The
Village's
historic preservation program
was
revised in 2015,
contributing to an
increased interest in
landmarking homes and
other structures. Since
then twenty-eight historic
features have been granted
local landmark status in
Downers Grove – nine
structures in 2016,
another nine in 2017, four
more in 2018, four
historic features in 2019,
one in 2021
and
one in 2022.

The
Village Council
unanimously approved
landmark
status on February 16,
2021 for the Kotes-Kenny
House, 200 Shady Lane at
the request of Christie
and John Kenny. Please
click here to learn
about this Mid-Century
Modern home that was
built circa 1960.
The Village Council
unanimously approved
landmark status on
December 10, 2019 for the
John and Doris Mochel
House, 5329 Meadow Lane at
the request of Louise and
Peter Trucano.
Please
click here to learn
about this
The
Village
Council
unanimously
approved
landmark
status on July
9, 2019 for
the Robert J.
Darnley House,
4721 Highland
Avenue, at the
request of Ted
and Andrea
Anderson.
Please
click here to learn about this
Craftsman Cottage home that was
built circa 1904.

The
Village
Council
unanimously
approved
landmark
status on
April 16, 2019
for the
Village owned
Main Street
Cemetery, 5158
Main Street,
following a
request by the
Downers Grove
Historical
Society.
Please
click here to learn about this
source of civic pride and
identity that was established in
1856.

The
Village
Council
unanimously
approved
landmark
status on February
5,
2019 for the
H. M. Patton
House,
5
Jacqueline
Drive at the
request
of Judith M.
Erickson.
Please
click here to learn about this English Co untry
Revival home that was built circa 1927.
The
Village
Council
unanimously
approved
landmark
status
on August 21,
2018 for the
Clifford
House, 844
Maple Avenue
at the request
of Selma
Moberg.
Please
click here to learn about this Gable-Front
& Gable-Ell home that was built circa
1876.
The
Village
Council
unanimously
approved
landmark
status for the
Ernest E. Bun ge
House
at
1514
Thornwood
Drive on July
17 at
the request of
Juanita and
Pamela Shaw.
Please
click here to learn about this Craftsman
Bungalow that was built circa 1927.

The
Village
Council
approved unanimously
landmark
status for the
Engstrom House
at 1323 Maple
Avenue on May
15,
2018
at the request
of David and
Carol Miller.
Please
click here to learn about this Custom
Bungalow home that was built circa 1924.
Landmark
status was approved by unanimous vote of
the Village Council for the Gorman-Dum
House,
1205 Franklin Street on March 13, 2018
at the request of Kenneth and Kay
Hammer. Please
click here to learn about this Queen Anne
home that was built circa 1895.
The
Village Council approved unanimously
landmark status for the Cameron House,
4632 Main Street on December 12, 2017
at the request of Brian and Karen
Beechler.
Please
click here to learn about this
Craftsman Bungalow constructed
circa 1922.


The
Village Council unanimously approved
landmark status for the Daily-Black
House, 735 Maple Avenue on November 14th
at the request
of Mrs. Nora Black.
Please
click here to learn about this Queen Anne
style home that was built in 1892.


The
Village Council
voted
unanimously
on June 13th to
grant landmark
status to The Frank Rodgers
House, 5325 Fairmount
Avenue. Please
click
here to learn about this bungalow home
that was constructed in 1926 and is now
owned by Lawrence and Gloria Gassen.

The
Village Council unanimously
approved landmark
status for The McDougall House,
4709 Linscott Avenue, on May 16th
this year. Please
click
here to read the information provided by
the current owner, Mary Lou Lockerby,
about the historic significance of her
home, constructed in 1894.

The
Village Council unanimously approved
landmark status for two buildings on
March 21st.
Recognition of The
Chilvers-Winter House, 4849 Middaugh
Avenue
had been proposed by Patrick & Chris
Sexton its owners.
Fairview
Train Station,
which is owned by the Village, was
also designated as a local historic
landmark that evening.
The Village Council
unanimously
approved
landma rk
status
for The Pierce
Downer House
on February 14, 2017.
Please
click
here to read the information provided by
the current owners, Arthur and Judith
Frigo, about the historic significance of
their home, which dates from the 1840's.
On
November
15, 2016, the Village Council
granted landmark status to two other
historic homes.
James
and Maren Huber landmarked
The
J. J. Cole House, 710 Maple Avenue.
John and Patricia Orwin landmarked The
Venard House, 4540 Highland Avenue,
exemplifying
the
American
Foursquare style.
Local architects Amy
and Dave
Gassen
discussed
The
History
& Significance
of the American
Foursquare on
September 26, 2016.
Now you can read Amy
and
Dave's
article about our local
American
Foursquare
homes on page 2
of PDHA's
2016
Fall Newsletter.
On
August 16, 2016 the Village
Council unanimously approved
landmark status for two historic
homes. Fred and Cindy Zaeske
have named their landmarked home
at
1130
Franklin Street, The Foote House.
Chris
& Patricia Patterson named
their home at
4502 Prince Street, The Kruger House.
On
June
14, 2016 the Village Council
unanimously approved landmark status
for three historic
buildings.
Bo
and Christine Martin have named
their landmarked home
at
701
Maple Avenue, The
Herring
House.
Chuck
and Byron Holtzen named their landmarked
home at 5226
Carpenter
Street,
The
Alexander & Nancy Foster House.
"The
Village takes seriously its
commitment to historic
preservation,"
Mayor
Martin Tully stated before a
unanimous vote granting landmark
status to the
Village owned Main
Street Train Station 5001 Main Street.
A
resolut ion
granting historic
landmark
status for The
Gjerde House, home
of Irene
Hogstrom
and Mark
Bragen, at 1232
Gilbert Avenue
was unanimously
approved by the Village
Council May 17, 2016.
On
February 17,
2016 the
ADRB had
recommended
landmark status for the 92-year-old
Ehr House, home
of Amy
and David Gassen. The
Village Council considered
Gassens'
petition
for landmark status on March 8th.
You can click
here
to watch the discussion of this
item, which started at 29 minutes
into the meeting and continued for
24 minutes. The
resolution granting historic landmark
status for the Gas sen's
home at 5320 Benton Avenue
was unanimously approved at the
Council's March 22nd
meeting.
The house is a prime example of the
American
Foursquare design, which
style is well represented in Downers
Grove. More
photos of the Gassen's home can be found
here.
Several
years earlier,
in April 2009,
Lea C. Wayne
had
successfully achieved
landmark
status for his
home, The
Bunge House, at 4943 Highland Avenue.
The
Drew
family home at 5256 Carpenter Street
was the first
building in
Downers Grove
to be granted
landmark
status In
October
2008
at the request
of Mildred
Drew
.
Please
click
here
for background
information
about updating
Downers
Grove's
Historic
Preservation
and Zoning
Ordinances.
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