The story
Built in 1908 by W.W. Abell & Son for Nathaniel and Minnie (Müller) Banta, the house was ahead of its time with leaded glass, curved walls and built-in kitchen cupboards. Banta died here in 1932. The house was listed on the National Register on May 20, 1998.
Everything that was here
- 1908–present
Nathaniel Moore Banta HouseResidence
An educator-author's Arts and Crafts home beside his father-in-law's soda factory.
See the map in 1909 → - Date unknown · still open
Arlington Heights Historical Museum (Banta House)Other
Now part of the museum campus at Vail and Fremont.
Nearby history
Arlington Heights Historical Museum (Müller House)
500 N Vail Ave · 10 m away
The founder's own home became the village museum.
North School
410 N Arlington Heights Rd · 284 m away
Built in 1938 as an elementary school.
Arlington Heights Metra Station
45 W Northwest Hwy · 374 m away
Rebuilt in 2000, still the anchor of downtown.
Christian Liberty Academy
502 W Euclid Ave · 398 m away
A private K-12 school in the old Cardinals' halls.
Eleven-story apartment building
115 N Evergreen Ave · 458 m away
The tallest thing on the block replaced a movie palace.
Vail-Davis Building
25 W Davis St · 459 m away
Shops below, 16 apartments above, and a Depression-era loss for its builder.
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