Warren Lyon Wheaton, one of the founders of the community that bears his and his brother Jesse's name, built his home on this site in 1848, and though no longer evident, the original home was incorporated within a much larger structure. Born in 1812, Warren Wheaton came to DuPage County from Pomfret, Connecticut, in 1837 and claimed 640 acres of land in 1838. After marrying Harriet Rickard in 1848, he built a home in the fall of 1847 and the spring of 1848 on that land. In addition to farming, he devoted much of his time, money, and land to the growth and development of Wheaton. He served in the Illinois State Legislature, as Township School Commissioner, Township Supervisor, and as Postmaster under three administrations. In 1853 Warren and Jesse laid out, surveyed, and platted the Town of Wheaton. Warren drew up the first corporate village charter, and in 1859 he was elected the first Village of Wheaton President. He donated land for the Illinois Institute, now Wheaton College, and for the first DuPage County Courthouse in Wheaton. Warren Wheaton's six children were born in this house. Harriet died in 1863, four days after the birth of their sixth child. He married Christiana Shugg in 1877, and they remained married until her death in 1899. Warren lived out his life in this house until his death in 1903.