Architecture Adventure

509 N 1st St,DeKalb IL 60115

29 August, 2021

Description

Explore the colors, shapes, and textures that make up the Ellwood House Museum's historic buildings. Youth programs are back at the Ellwood House museum with the free series “Ellwood Explorers: Picnics in the Park.” One Sunday each month, bring a lawn chair or blanket, a picnic lunch, and some friends to enjoy a weekend morning at Ellwood Park. Each event features a historical or site-based theme, with activities scattered around the museum grounds. August’s program, “Architecture Adventure,” will highlight the colors, shapes, and textures of the park’s seven historic buildings. “Architecture Adventure” will be held on Sunday, August 29 from 10:30am until 12:30pm. Each event is planned with social distancing in mind, and all activities can be completed solo or in small groups. Crafts and activities are geared toward elementary-aged children. Registration is required. For more information and to see the full Ellwood Explorers schedule, visit ellwoodhouse.org/youthprograms or call (815) 756-4609. Ellwood Explorers is generously supported by the Cy Miller Foundation. The Ellwood House Museum is located at 420 Linden Place in DeKalb. The Ellwood House Museum is a historic mansion situated on ten acres of parkland in the heart of DeKalb, Illinois. The museum campus consists of seven historic structures (including the 1879 Ellwood Mansion and 1899 Ellwood-Nehring House), four gardens, and 6,000 square feet of exhibit space in the Patience Ellwood Towle Visitor Center, a converted and expanded 1912 multi-car garage. Originally built for barbed wire entrepreneur Isaac Ellwood, the Mansion was home to three generations of the Ellwood family from 1879 to 1965. Our mission is to engage visitors with authentic examples of ingenuity and architecture by sharing the Ellwood mansion, gardens, and museum campus.Operated by the not-for-profit Ellwood House Association in conjunction with the DeKalb Park District.