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George Baker House
The George Baker House is a historic residence in unincorporated Milton Township near Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The Greek Revival house features a limestone exterior on a stone foundation, and an asphalt roof. It was constructed for and designed by George Baker in 1847. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
==History==
Following the end of the Black Hawk War, settlers began to move to the Chicago region, including DuPage County. Valentine Baker, a French immigrant, moved to the region from New York in 1843. John Russ purchased an unsettled lot on a hill from the federal government on May 2, 1843, and sold it to the Baker family on August 9. Valentine Baker died in 1846, before he could build a house on the lot. His 20-year-old son George took over the responsibility, and the house was completed in 1847. It was built halfway between Stacy's Tavern and Lisle on Park Boulevard. The road was originally an Indian trail that became an important north-south thoroughfare. George Baker married Mary Forttman on January 11, 1848. They expanded the lot to include of farmland. They had seven children together. A wing was added to the house in 1853. George Barker was buried next to his father on the property in 1873. The farm was passed down to George's son Valentine, who was the last family member to hold the land. It was deeded to John H. and Christopher W. Stauch in 1892, who combined the property with their existing land.
The house became dilapidated, and remained abandoned until it was purchased in 1942 by Frederic and Helen Babcock. Frederic was an editor for the ''Chicago Tribune'' who rehabilitated properties. In 1965, part of the property was sold to the town of Glen Ellyn to build Glencrest Middle School. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service on March 1, 2010. The hill that the house stood on retained the name of Baker Hill, which recently lent its name to a nearby shopping center.
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