Self-Guided-walking-tour-3Download South Second and South Third Streets south of Franklin, to where the brick pavement ends on each, were designated a local historic district by the City of DeKalb in the early 1980s. Some of the places of special...
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Adults, Personal Enrichment, Personal Enrichment, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Seniors Nov 2, 2021
Self-Guided-walking-tour-2Download Self-Guided Walking Tour #2 – North First to North Fourth 220 North Third – 1910 Dance studio Just for Kix is located in the former Christian Science Church. The columned portico and steeple are later...
Adults, Personal Enrichment, Personal Enrichment, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Seniors Nov 2, 2021
Self-Guided-walking-tour-4Download College and Augusta Avenues comprise a large portion of the locally designed Ellwood Historic Neighborhood. The area began developing with the opening of Northern Illinois State Normal School (NIU) in the fall of...
Adults, Personal Enrichment, Personal Enrichment, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Seniors Nov 2, 2021
Self-Guided-walking-tour-5Download 101 E. Lincoln HighwayMemorial Park. A two-story house stood here until the early 1900s, then for many decades a gas station was on the property. The City of Dekalb bought the property in the 1990s, moving the...
Adults, Genealogy and History, Personal Enrichment, Personal Enrichment, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Reading, Writing, and Storytelling, Seniors Jul 16, 2020
Local DeKalb historian and library employee Steve Bigolin has created a self-guided walking tour for patrons. This will be the first of multiple walking tours that will cover different areas of DeKalb. We hope that you enjoy getting to know more...
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