Churchill Woods Buildings Spurring Forest Preserve to Rethink Policy
The McKee House is one of several examples of how structures on DuPage Forest Preserve land have been allowed to deteriorate.
The DuPage County Forest Preserve District is considering reevaluating its policies for preserving and operating its historic structures, with the McKee house and neighboring building in the Churchill Woods Forest Preserve serving as a key recent example of how Forest Preserve buildings have been neglected, the Daily Herald reports. According to the paper, the District has approved an architectural study in an attempt to save the buildings, which were the District’s administrative office and home of its first superintendent, Robert McKee. Other DuPage structures, like the Kline Creek Farm (West Chicago) or Oak Cottage (Naperville) are also examples of decaying District property. "Historic structures have not had, in my opinion and …
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