Big Woods School, Aurora

Name: Big Woods School
Address: Aurora, United States

#23 among attractions in Aurora

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The Big Woods School is a historic one-room schoolhouse located at 3033 N. Eola Road in Aurora, Illinois. The school was built in 1917–18 to replace the original Big Woods School, which was built in the mid-19th century and had fallen into disrepair. The red brick school building has a Craftsman design. It was one of the first schoolhouses in DuPage County built after Illinois' Sanitation Law of 1915, which created a set of modern safety and sanitation standards for the state's public schools. The school's plan is essentially the same as that recommended by the state, with considerations for playground space, lighting, ventilation, and indoor plumbing. In 1963, the school closed due to consolidation with two nearby schools, and the building was sold to a private owner; it is now owned by a not-for-profit preservation group. ()

Built: 1917 (108 years ago)Coordinates: 41°48'56"N, 88°13'55"W

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Aurora (Big Woods Marmion)Aurora United States

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Big Woods School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fox Valley Mall, Cantigny Park, Millennium Carillon, Centennial Beach.

4.1 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Fox Valley Mall, Aurora
104 min walk • Fox Valley Mall, formerly Westfield Fox Valley, is a shopping mall in Aurora, Illinois. The mall's anchor stores are JCPenney, Macy's. Some larger non anchor stores include H&M and Forever 21. A Round One Entertainment is located in the former Sears wing.
4.7 miNE
Park, Military museum, Historical place
Cantigny Park, Wheaton
121 min walk • Cantigny is a 500-acre park in Wheaton, Illinois, 30 miles west of Chicago. It is the former estate of Joseph Medill and his grandson Colonel Robert R. McCormick, publishers of the Chicago Tribune, and is open to the public.
5 miSE
Tower
Millennium Carillon, Naperville
128 min walk • The Moser Tower is a structure built in Naperville, Illinois, United States. It was built in 1999 to commemorate the third millennium and 21st century. It is 160 ft tall and has 72 carillon bells. The carillon structure is said to be one of the four largest in the United States.
4.9 miSE
Park, Beach, Outdoor activities
Centennial Beach, Naperville
126 min walk • Centennial Beach is a public aquatic park located at 500 W. Jackson Avenue in Naperville, Illinois. The Beach is within an abandoned, double quarry alongside the DuPage River.
4.7 miNW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Batavia Depot Museum, Batavia
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4.7 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
Fox Valley Ice Arena, Geneva
120 min walk • Fox Valley Ice Arena is a public skating facility offering basic to advanced skating lessons for both figure skating and hockey. In addition, it is home to the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League. It contains two rinks: one measures 200' x 85' and the other 200' x 100'.
4.7 miNW
Church
United Methodist Church of Batavia, Batavia
121 min walk • The United Methodist Church of Batavia is a historical church in Batavia, Illinois. Funds for the church were donated by Rev. E. H. Gammon and Cpt. Don Carlos Newton in 1887 to replace the First Methodist Church of Batavia. It was designed by famed local architect Solon Spencer Beman in the Romanesque Revival style.
4.9 miN
Museum, History museum
West Chicago City Museum, West Chicago
126 min walk • The West Chicago City Museum, originally the Turner Town Hall, is a museum in West Chicago, Illinois.
5 miSE
41°46'44"N • 88°8'54"W
The DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville
128 min walk • Children's museum, Museum
5.1 miN
41°53'15"N • 88°15'9"W
Prairie Landing Golf Club, West Chicago
130 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve, Naperville
75 min walk • McDowell Grove Forest Preserve, located in Naperville, state of Illinois, is a 439-acre preserve on the West Branch of the DuPage River. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County purchased the first tract of land for this preserve from Alexander McDowell in 1930.