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It is a southwestern suburb of Chicago located 28 miles (45 km) west of the city on the DuPage River. [6][7][8] As of the 2020 census, its population was 149,540, [9] making it the state's fourth-most populous city. Naperville was founded in 1831 by Joseph Naper.
Naper Settlement. Naper Settlement, established in 1969, is a 12-acre (49,000 m 2) outdoor history museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums that consists of a collection of thirty historical buildings and structures from the Naperville, Illinois area. Many buildings were moved here from their original locations and refurbished in a ...
Naperville Historic District. Roughly bounded by Juilian, Highland, Chicago, Jackson, Eagle, and 5th Sts. / 41.77556°N 88.15194°W / 41.77556; -88.15194. The Naperville Historic District is a set of 613 buildings in Naperville, Illinois. Of these 613 buildings, 544 contribute to the historical integrity of the area.
Joseph Naper, also known as " Joe Naper " and " Captain Joseph Naper " (1798–1862), was an early Illinois pioneer, ship captain, shipbuilder, businessman, surveyor, state militia officer, soldier, politician, and city planner. In 1831, Naper and his brother John were credited with founding Naper's Settlement. Besides Galena, Illinois (1827 ...
The Old Nichols Library is a historic building on Washington Street in Naperville, Illinois. The building was designed by Mifflin E. Bell [citation needed] in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. [1] The building served as the original public library for Naperville from its construction in 1897 until 1986, when the library operations moved to ...
The West Branch of the DuPage River in Naperville. The first written history to address the name, the 1882 History of DuPage County, Illinois, relates that: [9] The Du Page River had, from time immemorial, been a stream well known. It took its name from a French trader who settled on this stream below the fork previous to 1800. Hon. H. W.
John Murray (November 15, 1785 – April 18, 1868) was a laborer, music teacher, soldier, businessman, politician, and city planner, was one of the original founders of Naperville, Illinois, with his children Sarah, Robert Nelson, Ruth, Amos and Cordelia. He was married to Joseph Naper 's sister, Amy Naper.
Naperville Township is one of nine townships in DuPage County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census , its population was 104,765 and it contained 41,338 housing units. [ 2 ]