Downers Grove Museum

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831 Maple Ave
Downers Grove, IL 60515
The Museum is located on the grounds of Wandschneider Park in the historic Blodgett House. The Victorian structure was built in 1892 as the 11-room home of the Charles Blodgett family, descendants of one of the Village's first settlers. Ongoing exhibits include the original Downers Grove fire truck and the 1846 Blodgett House - used as an Underground Railway stop.

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4.53 reviews
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Ericka A.
2/20/2013

This review's been a long time coming. I probably should have written this all down in the fall, when I participated, but this little thing called life happened and I just never got around to it....

Sylvana C.
12/28/2023

We went to the museum expecting to see a few old photos and not much else. Instead we stepped seemingly back in time to an immersive experience of a founding Downers Grove family. The curator...

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Ruth F.
7/13/2018

An interesting local museum with about half a Victorian house on display; special exhibits in the barn; and another building visible only from the outside. Small wildflower walk. It's free...

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