Recreates the period of history from 1870 to 1900 with period furhishings.
Admission: Free
Hours: June, Saturday and Sunday: 2pm-4pm, or by appointment.
Address: 117 N. Dixie
Phone: 815-472-4414
Come visit us in Kankakee, Illinois
Recreates the period of history from 1870 to 1900 with period furhishings.
Kankakee, IL Historic HomesDisplays of running model trains and memorabilia. See large running model train displays and railroad memorabilia within Kankakee's restored train depot. Features a scale model of Kankakee and its trains as they looked in the 1950's. A life-size, 1947
Kankakee, IL Railroad HistoryThe Essex Historical Society Museum features a one-room school house and historical Essex artifacts contained in an adjacent brick building. Learn about area strip mines that date back to the early 1900'
Kankakee, IL MuseumsThe Museum Complex is divided into three main exhibit areas: the Museum, the Taylor 1904, one room schoolhouse, and the 1853, Dr. A.L. Small home (the boyhood home of Governor Len Small). The museum contains a main gallery, a permanent Native American exhibit, a 19
Kankakee, IL MuseumsThe Dowling House is Illinois' oldest stone structure--Galena's oldest home, built in 1826 as a trading post/residence. Furni...
The apartment where Ronald Reagan was born has been restored and decorated in the 1900's. Adjoining gift shop and museum....