J.F. Glidden Homestead & Historical Center
    921 W. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb, IL 60115
   (815) 756-7904
 
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Front porch restoration in 2004.


Board member, Jeff Marshall, and former board member, Ron Nelsen, donate time for porch restoration.


Roger Keys works on the roof of
the home's front porch.
Board members, Linda Schwarz and Jim Morel, work during a clean-up day at the Homestead.


Historic preservationist,  Roger Keys (left), discusses refinishing of the home's hardwood floors with the contractor who did the work.


Former board member, Ron Nelsen,
paints inside the house.

A tunnel that connected the house to a former millhouse was demolished and sealed off. It was not original to the property.		  
   

The Glidden barn -- click here for photos and information about the historic barn where Joseph Glidden first manufactured his barbed wire.