Andrew C. Cook House

In 1840, Andrew C. Cook and his wife Mary Oakes came to Wauconda Township from Vermont by way of the Erie Canal, the Great Lakes to Chicago, and then to Wauconda. They purchased 380 acres of land at $1.25 per acre, and a log cabin was erected before the land was cleared. Early in 1850, he began construction on this rural Greek Revival style farmhouse, making the bricks from clay and limestone in the nearby area. The house was built in three stages, visible in the three colors of brick fired at different temperatures and times in his kiln. Cook became a stalwart Republican in Lake County politics, holding many offices including township supervisor, and the first township meeting was held in this house.

Wauconda, Illinois · United States