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The Northfield Inn was built circa 1894 at the corner of Shermer and Waukegan Roads in the Village of Shermerville, Illinois. A well-known stopover on the road between Milwaukee and Chicago, it was best was known for the delicious chicken dinners and lemon cream pies served in the dining room. The Inn was moved to its present location in 1975 and is now the home of the Northbrook Historical Society and Northbrook History Museum.
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Settled in 1843, the village of Shermerville was incorporated in 1901 and renamed Northbrook in 1923.

View photographs in the Shermerville Northbrook Album
    

1776 Walters Ave.
Northbrook, Illinois
60062
History Museum
(847) 498-3404
Inn Shop
(847) 498-0884

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2021
Northbrook, Illinois
60065-2021


Thank you everyone! The 31st Annual Shermerfest was a huge success. Hope to see you next year on
Sunday, September 19, 2010.

  • Shermerfest

    • Historical Society board member Kati Spaniak took some beautiful photos of the activities and the Memorial Dedication. Click here to see the photos. The password is northbrook. It is case sensitive so please use a lower case first letter in the name of our Village.

  • Fallen Soldier Memorial

    • Click on the link to view a photo album of the dedicaton ceremony on Sunday, September 13, 2009

    Click on the link to view a photo album of the memorial as it is built.

    Click on the link to view a photo album of the Memorial Day 2009 ground breaking.

  • Shermerville- Northbrook Quiz


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