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While selling off their land in 1964, Philip, Carl and John Raupp (three bachelor brothers and descendants of Melchoir Raupp) also donated three acres and their farmhouse to the Village of Buffalo Grove. The land was later transferred to the Buffalo Grove Park District on the condition that the land would be used for either a museum or library. [1]
Driehaus Gallery of Stained Glass, gallery of stained glass at Navy Pier closed in 2017 Gardner Museum of Architecture & Design , Quincy [ 79 ] [ 80 ] [ 81 ] Illinois Museum of Natural History , campus of Illinois State University, Old Main building, from 1857-1877
Buffalo Grove is a village in Lake and Cook Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. A suburb of Chicago, it lies about 30 miles (50 km) northwest of Downtown Chicago and 20 miles (32 km) north of O'Hare International Airport. [a] As of the 2020 Census, Buffalo Grove has a population of 43,212.
The Buffalo Grove Post Office was moved in the dead of night in January 1855 to avoid trouble. The office was opened in its new location the next morning. [7] One notable Buffalo Grove resident was naturalist John Burroughs, who taught in Buffalo Grove from 1856-1857 before moving back East to marry.
In Metra's zone-based fare system, Buffalo Grove is in zone 4. As of 2018, Buffalo Grove is the 76th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 695 weekday boardings. This makes it the most-trafficked station on the North Central Service. [2] As of February 15, 2024, Buffalo Grove is served by all 14 trains (seven in each ...
In 1963, the library moved to a double storefront a block north from its original location. New library shelving, tables and chairs replaced the makeshift furnishings. Library hours were increased to 67 hours a week by 1964. The yearly budget was $21,200 and there were 12,725 books in the collection.
Buffalo Township is one of twenty-four townships in Ogle County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,813 and it contained 1,284 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,813 and it contained 1,284 housing units.
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