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Lowell recruited the Olmsted Brothers, a nationally prominent architecture firm formed by the sons of Frederick Law Olmsted, to provide a design for the park; their design emphasized the park's natural scenery by ensuring that its manmade features complemented rather than distracted from it. The park opened to the public in 1907, though its ...
Dixon Telegraph Museum: Dixon: Lee: Northern Illinois: Media: History of the newspaper and its role in the history of Dixon [22] Dollhouses Then & Now: Quincy: Adams: Western: Toy: Over 70 vintage furnished doll houses from the 1920s on [1] [23] [24] Donald E. Stephens Museum of Hummels: Rosemont: Cook: Chicago area: Decorative arts
Many of Dixon's prominent government and community buildings also lie within the district, including the Lee County Courthouse, City Hall, its current and former post offices, and several churches. A residential section on the west side of the district includes Queen Anne and Craftsman style homes; the former style was popular in the late 19th ...
The Dixon Park District owns more than 1,100 acres (450 ha) of land including two historic parks platted in 1842. The parks range from Lowell Park's 200 acres (81 ha) which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places ; rural Meadows Park which encompasses 567 acres (229 ha) of recreational opportunities with natural areas and farm ...
The home is open to the public and operated by Young America's Foundation. On February 6, 2002, (Public Law 107-137), the United States Secretary of the Interior was authorized to purchase the property from the foundation and establish a U.S. National Historic Site [3] under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service (NPS).
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William H. Van Epps. The William H. Van Epps House was constructed for William H. Van Epps c. 1855. Van Epps was an early settler, prominent in politics, agriculture, and business who arrived in Dixon in 1854 and stayed until he died in 1877. [3]