Building date: 1853
Original use: Carriage House - Stables for Waverly House Hotel which closed in 1881 and was demolished in 1917 leaving stables standing.
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Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°02'12.38"N 88°17'18.99"W. Current owner of record, Kresmery as of the 2020 Tax Roll.
Township of Elgin and Kane County Maps.
This cobblestone building at 219 W. Highland Avenue was built in 1853 as the stables for the Waverly House Hotel, which was located just to the east at the corner of State Street and Highland Avenue.
Waverly House Hotel showing the cobblestone stable at right.
William Kimball built the 3-story Waverly House in 1852-53 to take advantage of the new rail traffic on the west side. First-class accommodations attached travelers and its 100-person-capacity ballroom was the site of many grand balls and parties. By 1880, however, the Waverly was in decline and it closed in 1881.
It was subsequently converted to a city court and jail, a condensed milk factory, a bottling plant and a malted milk factory before being torn down in 1917. Note the segmental arched door and window openings. It is similar to the cobblestone house at 302 W. Chicago Street. [Information and photograph courtesy Elgin Area Historical Society]
 | Current photographs with audio and text description of historic and architectural significance, courtesy Historic Elgin website. There is a gallery of three photographs of the structure on this webpage. Photography courtesy Historic Elgin.com. |
- "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Carriage House
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¹ Photography courtesy Dan Miller.
