The story
The Historical Society (refounded 1967) made the Kinder House its museum; a visitor center next door was added in 2002 and the collection now tops 31,000 items.
Everything that was here
- 1978–present · still open
Des Plaines History Center / Kinder House MuseumMuseum
The city's history museum has lived in a relocated 1907 mansion since 1978.
See the map in 1979 → - 1907–1978
Kinder House (Benjamin F. and Elizabeth Kinder residence)Other
A hardware merchant's 1907 Queen Anne showpiece, originally at 777 Lee Street.
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Nearby history
Sugar Bowl Restaurant
1494 Miner Street · 285 m away
Reopened in 2009 as a breakfast house under the original 1957 neon.
Des Plaines Theatre (Onesti Entertainment)
1476 Miner Street · 319 m away
After a $6.7 million city-funded restoration, the theatre reopened on Halloween night 2021 with Kevin Costner & Modern W
The Choo-Choo
600 Lee Street · 391 m away
A 1951 diner where a model train delivers your burger basket, still running in its 1956 building.
Maine North High School
9511 Harrison St, Des Plaines, IL 60016 · 692 m away
McDonald's No. 1 Store (Ray Kroc Franchise)
400 Lee Street · 791 m away
Des Plaines Methodist Camp Ground
1250 Campground Road · 997 m away
One of the oldest continuously used Methodist camp meeting grounds in the Chicago area, founded in 1860 and listed on th
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