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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


Coming Memorial Day 2011 - Northbrook Healing Fields.

The event celebrates the 110th birthday of Northbrook and honors the men and women of Northbrook who have served their country. The goal is to sell 1901 flags and have them all flying in the Village Green in 2011.

Forty-three Northbrook men gave their lives in defense of their country. A flag representing each of them will be on display Memorial Day 2010 during the visit of the traveling Vietnam Wall. Each of these men is honored on the Memorial in Village Green Park.

The 32nd Annual Shermerfest is Sunday, September 19, 2010.

  • Shermerfest

    • Past Historical Society board member Kati Spaniak took some beautiful photos of the 2009 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.

  • 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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