McKee House - Lombard, IL
Front exterior
Project type: Forestry and Agriculture, Ranger Stations
Completed: 1936
Designers: Harold Kohlman
Marked:
Yes
Site Survival: Extant
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Description
This former home/headquarters to the first Superintendent of Dupage Forest Preserve, Robert L. McKee, was constructed with the assistance of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The limestone quarried for this building was done by McDowell Grove CCC Camp workers.
The building is currently vacant and in disrepair.
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Robert L. McKee house, 1936
The McKee House - Lombard, IL
Robert L. McKee house, 1936
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Dedication Plaque 1936
McKee House: Dedication Plaque, Lombard, IL
Dedication Plaque 1936
Source notes
https://www.mckeehouse.org/
Plaque on-site
Project originally submitted by Barbara Young on June 4, 2022.
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