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    • Ladies of the Historical Society

    • Ladies of the Historical Society

    • Buildings; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Photograph of four women who helped to start the Mount Prospect Historical Society. Doris Weber is shown seated. The women who are standing are identified as (left to right) Meta Bittner, Dolores Haugh, and Gertrude Francek. The photograph was...
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Historical Society Museum

    • Historical Society Museum

    • Buildings; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History; Museums; School buildings -- Illinois; Schools -- Illinois;

    • Former one-room schoolhouse, constructed in 1901, located on Linneman Street. It housed students of St. John Lutheran school for over 50 years. It was used as a historical museum by the Mount Prospect Historical Society from July 3, 1976-June 30,...
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Dietrich Friedrichs House Museum--Exterior

    • Dietrich Friedrichs House Museum--Exterior

    • Buildings; Dwellings; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Postcard of Dietrich Friedrichs House decorated for July 4th, 1996. This structure at 101 S. Maple was the 13th house build in Mount Prospect. It is furnished to reflect the era of 1917, the year of the village's incorporation. The house is now...
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Schoolhouse Move

    • Schoolhouse Move

    • Buildings; School buildings; Schools -- Illinois

    • Series of photographs documenting the moving of the old one-room Central School from its former location near Main and Thayer streets to Maple Street next to the Dietrich Friedrichs home. The move was arranged by the Mount Prospect Historical...
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Walking Tour, 2002

    • Walking Tour, 2002

    • Buildings; Business enterprises

    • Script for a walking tour of downtown Mount Prospect prepared for the Mount Prospect Historical Society by Gavin Kleepsies in 2002. The publication was also supported by the Mount Prospect Public Library and Capannari's Ice Cream store.
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Lena and Dietrich Friedrichs

    • Lena and Dietrich Friedrichs

    • Buildings; Dwellings; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History; People;

    • Photograph of Lena and Dietrich Friedrichs taken on the occassion of their 50th wedding anniversary in April 1954. In 1906 the Friedrichs built the 13th house in the area now known as Mount Prospect. Dietrich worked as a house painter and...
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Historical Society Museum - Interior

    • Historical Society Museum - Interior

    • Buildings; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History; Museums; School buildings -- Illinois; Schools -- Illinois;

    • Photograph taken in 1976 the of interior of the Historical Society Museum at 1100 Linneman Street. Shows schoolroom exhibit, ca. 1890s. Once a school for St. John Lutheran students, this 1901 brick building was used as a historical museum from...
    • Mount Prospect History
    • First Mount Prospect School, c1960

    • First Mount Prospect School, c1960

    • Buildings; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History; Schools -- Illinois;

    • Postcard showing the first Mount Prospect schoolhouse as it appeared around 1960. The building, once owned by District 57 and then by St. John's Episcopal Church, it now belongs to the Mount Prospect Historical Society It is located next to the...
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Dietrich Friedrichs House Museum - Interior

    • Dietrich Friedrichs House Museum - Interior

    • Buildings; Dwellings; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Photograph of Harmony Universal Stove -patented July 16, 1912- in kitchen of Dietrich Friedrichs House Museum. The stove was wood, coal, and gas burning. Offices of Historical Society are located in this home at 101 S. Maple Street.
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Walking Tour, 1998

    • Walking Tour, 1998

    • Buildings; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History

    • Script for a self-guided walking tour of Mount Prospect prepared in 1998. The tour stops at various locations including homes and businesses in and around the downtown area of Mount Prospect. The script was prepared for the Mount Prospect...
    • Mount Prospect History

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