What’s happening with the Farmhouse Museum?

The museum is currently closed while we make some major repairs to the property. We are grateful to the Village of Glenview for assisting the Glenview History Center with these renovations. Here’s the list of projects that we’re working on.

2023 Repairs 

• Rebuilt the top of the chimney and tuckpointed the entire chimney 
• Replaced the roof, gutters and downspouts  
• Parged interior basement walls to address water intrusion and crumbling cement
• Replaced rotting furring strips holding the siding in place on the south side of the house
• Repaired gaps and loose bricks in the exterior brick foundation
• Removed rust and repainted the wrought iron fence at the front of the property 
• Replaced a portion of the wooden stockade fence on the property’s north side 
• Repaired  water damage on interior walls from previous roof leaks
• Replaced damaged wallpaper with custom paper printed by a company in Sweden

It takes a lot of work to maintain our 1864 farmhouse. The Hutchings family home and land were vital parts of what would become the Village of Glenview. Thank you for supporting GHC and helping to preserve what remains of this piece of Glenview history.