Historic Elgin House Tour Archives

Booklet Pages Archive

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View the story of GPA’s Progress thru Preservation.

Below are individual pages in PDF format from past Housewalk booklets featuring individual houses and buildings.

Addresses of Homes Featured on the Housewalk
Celebrating 40 years of the Housewalk

417 Algona Street – 1984
421 Arlington
424_Arlington Street
500 Arlington Street – 1998
Armory 1998
1171 Bellevue – 2015
1177  Bellevue
Bowes Health Center 105 N. Gifford St.
814 Brook Street – 2005
905 Brook Street – 2018
937 Brook Street – 2008
1183 Cedar Avenue – 2015
51 Center Street
619 Center Street – 1995
108 N. Channing – 2022
132 N. Channing Street – 2011
137 N. Channing Street – 2006
256 E. Chicago Street
310 E. Chicago Street
326 E. Chicago Street
358 E. Chicago Street
392 E. Chicago Street – 1982
439 W. Chicago Street – 2013
440 E. Chicago  Street – 1993
443 E. Chicago  Street – 1985
443 E. Chicago Street  – 1996
467 E. Chicago Street  – 2006
470 E. Chicago Street – 1996

560Douglas
564 E. Chicago Street – 1986
570 E. Chicago Street – 1986
570 E. Chicago Street – 1999
600 E. Chicago Street

600 E. Chicago St.
Church of the Redeemer
Church of the Bretheren

162 College Street
273 College Street – 2003
168 N. Commonwealth Street
224 Commonwealth Street
263 Commonwealth Street
269 Commonwealth Street
315 N. Commonwealth Street
372 Congdon Avenue -2015
126 Cooper Street – 2014
310 Cooper Avenue – 2015
52 Crighton Avenue
53 Crighton Avenue
321 Division Street
364 Division Street – 1987
364 Division Street – 2009
384 Division Street – 1996
384 Division Street – 2003
396 Division Street – 2003
403 Division Street – 1989
433 Division – 2019
439 Division – 2019
490 Division
515 Division Street – 1983
564 Division Street – 2003
13-15 Douglas
400 Douglas Street – 1991
409 Douglas Street – 2008
464 Douglas Street – 2000
514 Douglas Street – 2014
560 Douglas Street – 2000
653 Douglas Street – 1995
705 Douglas Street – 1995
721 Douglas Street – 2014

722 Douglas Street – 2014
802 Douglas Street – 2018
821 Douglas Street – 1991
826 Douglas  Street 2005
832 Douglas Street – 1985
832 Douglas Street – 2018
849 Douglas Street – 1991
850 Douglas Street – 1992
891 Douglas Street – 2005
900 Douglas Street – 2005
907 Douglas Street – 1995
903 Douglas Street – 2018
940 Douglas Street – 2008
940 Douglas Street – 2014
15 N. DuBois – 2017
36 S. DuBois Street 1985
36 S. DuBois in 1994
1007 Douglas Street  – 2014
1013 Douglas Street – 2018
1017 Duncan Avenue – 1992
327 DuPage Street – 2009
327 DuPage – 2022
415 DuPage Street – 2006
433 DuPage Street – 2011
442 DuPage Street – 2016
Elgin Public Museum – 2019
Old Elgin High School – 1999
Faith United Methodist
Fire Barn 5
Firebarn 5 – 1998
First Congregational Church 
665 Forest
304-310 Fulton Street – 1982
325 Fulton Street – 1984
371 Fulton Street – 1988
377 Fulton Street – 1990
390 Fulton Street
412 Fulton Street – 1996
416 Fulton Street – 1991
420 Fulton Street – 1989
420 Fulton Street – 1996
428 Fulton Street – 1999
Gail Borden Library Director’s room
107 S. Geneva Street – 1986
Gifford Street School
40 N. Gifford Street – 2003
59 S. Gifford Street – 2011
105 N. Gifford Street 2003
114 N. Gifford Street – 2006
140 N. Gifford Street – 2003
140 N. Gifford Street – 2011
155 S. Gifford Street – 1987
155 S. Gifford Street – 1999
156 S. Gifford Street – 2006
156 S. Gifford Street – 2011
205 N. Gifford Street – 1990
Grace United Methodist Church
200 Grand Avenue
331 Griswold Street – 2012
10 Hamilton Street
101 Hamilton Street – 2013
108 Hamilton Street
216 Hamilton Street
258 Hamilton Street
265 Hamilton Street
269 Hamilton Street
Harm Weber
Harm Weber – 2003
223 Henry Street – 1991
160 E. Highland Avenue – 1999
620 W. Highland Avenue
628 W. Highland Avenue
705 W. Highland Avenue – 1984
754 W. Highland  Avenue
770 W. Highland Avenue
770 W. Highland Avenue –  1997
770 Highland Avenue – 2017
864 W. Highland Avenue
870 W. Highland Avenue
870 W. Highland – 2017
871 W. Highland
871 W. Highland 1997
871 W. Highland Ave – 2017
900 W. Highland Avenue
950 W. Highland Avenue
953 W. Highland Avenue
972 W. Highland – 2017
40 Hill Street – 1983
115 Hill Street – 1993
141 Hill Street – 2016
159 Hill Street – 2003
159 Hill Street – 2011
163 Hill Street – 1993
116 Hilton Place – 1983
Holy Trinity Church
2 S. Jackson Street
4 N. Jackson Street
355 Jefferson Street – 1989
391 Jefferson Street – 1989
356 Jewett Street – 2012
905 Larkin Avenue
Laura Davidson Sears Hall
3 N. Liberty Street – 1991
16 N. Liberty Street – 1984
16 N. Liberty Street 1999
56 N. Liberty – 2019
68 N. Liberty Street – 2002
114 N. Liberty Street – 2002
252 N. Liberty Street – 2009
325 N. Liberty Street – 2009
353 N. Liberty Street – 2009
357 N. Liberty Street – 2009
414 S. Liberty Street – 1988
530 S. Liberty Street. – 1988
530 S. Liberty Street – 1998
544 S. Liberty Street. – 1998
570 Lillie Street. – 2006
625 Lillie Street – 1993
639 Lillie Street – 2002
650 Lillie Street – 2002
670 Lillie St – 1993
164 Lincoln Street. – 1995
Lord’s Park Pavilion
202 Lovell Street – 2000
600 Margaret Place  – 1996
626 May Street
McKinley School
238 McClure Avenue
272 McClure – 2017
774 Mill Street
870 Mill Street – 2001
32 Monroe Street – 1997
38 Monroe Street – 1997
45 Monroe Street – 2001
121 Monroe Street – 2013
408 Mountain Street – 2001
352 North Street – 1992
670 Oak Street – 2012
Observatory 1998
Old Elgin High
Old Main
Old Main – 1992
626 Orange Street – 2012
350 Park Street
359 Park Street – 2016
373 Park Street – 2011
444 Park Street – 1999
490 Park Street – 1990
565 Park Street – 1993
565 Park Street – 1999
582 Park Street – 1990
582 Park – 2019
636 Park Street  -2002
653 Park – 2019
657 Park Street – 2002
313 Perry Street -2012
15 N. Porter Street – 1987
21 N. Porter Street – 1987
21 N. Porter Street – 1988
21 N. Porter St. – 2003
106 N. Porter St. – 1999
111 N. Porter St. – 2011
116 N. Porter St. – 1987
118 S. Porter St. – 1991
363 Prairie St. – 1982
376 Prairie St. – 2006
426 Prairie St. – 1988
426 Prairie St. – 2009
Why Preserve the Past?
827 Prospect St. – 1995
1039 Prospect Boulevard- 2016
32 River Bluff Road. – 2005
50 River Bluff – 2000
200 River Bluff Road. – 1995
259 River Bluff Road – 2008
303 River Bluff Rd. – 1986
326 River Bluff Road. – 1997
332 River Bluff Road.  – 1991
Rovelstad Studio
12 Rugby Place – 1987
15 Rugby Place – 1999
15 Rugby Place-2022
16 Rugby Place – 1984,2006
16 Rugby Place -2022
24 Rugby Place -2006
24 Rugby Place – 2022
27 Rugby Place -2022
268 Seneca Street – 1992
506 Sherman Street  – 1998
Shoe Factory Lofts
110 Slade Avenue – 1989
432 South Street – 2007
516 South Street – 2007
372 N. Spring Street – 2005
402 N. Spring Street  – 1984
402 N. Spring Street – 2008
555 N. Spring Street  – 1989
721 N. Spring Street – 1995
725 N.Spring Street  – 1989
737 N. Spring Street  – 2005
803 N. Spring Street – 1987
803 N. Spring Street  – 2005
833 N. Spring Street  – 2000
1005 N. Spring Street  – 2008
1011 N. Spring Street  – 2008
1028 N. Spring Street – 2018
1045 N. Spring Street  – 2000
1100 N. Spring Street  – 2008
162 S.State Street – 1992
204 S. State Street
214 S. State Street – 1982
363 St. Charles Street
St. Mary Church – 1999
St. Paul’s
St. John’s
Teeple Barn
78 Tefft Collection
78 Tefft – 2019
117 Tennyson Court – 1993
Trygve Rovelstad Studio
225 Villa Street  – 1990
254 Villa Street – 1999
259 Villa Street – 1989
259 Villa Street – 1996
527 Villa Street – 1996
250 Vincent Place
271 Vincent Place – 1989
287 Vincent Place – 2010
300 Vincent Place – 2010
312 Vincent Place – 2013
400 Walnut Street – 2012
18 Warwick Street  – 1988
Washington School
226 Wing Park Boulevard – 2001
309 Wing Park Boulevard – 1990
309 Wing Park Boulevard – 2013
223 N. Worth Avenue – 2010
236 N. Worth Avenue – 2004
245 N. Worth Avenue – 2004
303 N. Worth Avenue – 2010
321 N. Worth Avenue – 2010
510 N. Worth Avenue – 201
Zion Evangelical Church

Houses on Tour from Previous Years

These are photos and information about each house or building on each housewalk.

2019 Housewalk
2018 Housewalk
2017 Housewalk
2016 Housewalk
2015 Housewalk
2014 Housewalk Tour
2013 Housewalk Tour
2012 Housewalk Tour
2011 Housewalk Tour
2010 Housewalk Tour
2009 Housewalk Tour
2008 Housewalk Tour
2007 Housewalk Tour
2006 Housewalk Tour
2005 Housewalk Tour
2004 Housewalk Tour
2003 Housewalk Tour
2002 Housewalk Tour
2001 Housewalk Tour

Housewalk Pictures from Previous Years

These are photo galleries on Flick from the day of the event.

2017 Historic Elgin House Tour (the36th annual Housewalk)
2016 Historic Elgin House Tour