Scattered across Northern Illinois are buildings that hold historic value to the area. They are remnants of the region's past.
These buildings include old homes and businesses. Some are currently being preserved as museums while others continue to be used as they were in the past. In other cases, the buildings have been acquired and developed to suit modern business ventures.
These buildings conserve the history of our nation’s past as well as the past of the individual cities in which they reside. They tell the stories of the people and the times that are the foundation of the communities we live in.
Exploring the history of buildings within Northern Illinois will help us to understand and appreciate the past that surrounds us.
The preservation of these buildings allows people now and of future generations to immerse themselves within the history of Northern Illinois. Visiting and supporting these buildings helps to maintain both the history and the structures themselves.
This blog will focus on various historical buildings throughout Northern Illinois and provide information about their past uses. The current uses of these sites will also be included. For those buildings that are being used as museums or historical sites, details will be provided for open tours or programs.
I encourage you to take the opportunity to visit the historical sites within Northern Illinois that I will be writing about in my future blog posts.
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