Old Butler School - Oak Brook, IL
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adgorn
N 41° 49.957 W 087° 56.759
16T E 421450 N 4631624
First used as the original Butler School, then the Village Hall, the Library, and most recently, for a short time, the Police Department. It now also houses the collection of the Oak Brook Historical Society. Open when someone is there.
Waymark Code: WM3HW1
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2008
Views: 40
Frank Osgood Butler, father of Paul, donated 10 acres of land adjacent to the Natoma dairy and funded the construction of the school in 1921. His one stipulation was that ownership would revert to him if the school ceased to meet standards as a superior school. For 40 years it provided a climate of academic excellence, until it was replaced by the "new" Butler school, built in 1960-61 on land Paul traded for the original Butler School.
Street address:
1200 31st. St.
Oak Brook, IL USA
County / Borough / Parish: Du Page
Year listed: 2003
Historic (Areas of) Significance: education; governement
Periods of significance: 1921 - 1961
Historic function: education
Current function: museum
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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