Welcome to Dwight

Welcome to Dwight. . The Citizens of Dwight would like to invite you to visit not only the four Historic Landmarks pictured above, but to view the many other historic sites nestled within our village. The Pioneer Gothic Church was built in 1857 and is presently used as a Township Hall. The Dwight Railroad Depot, built in 1891, is presently used as a Dwight Historical Museum and Dwight Economic Alliance Office. The Windmill, which is on what was the Oughton Estate, was built in 1896. The Ambler-Becker Gas Station was built in 1932 and serves as a Route 66 Information Center. The other historic sites to visit, which are not pictured, are the Railway Express Office which is near the Depot. Also in the Downtown area are the First National Bank, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and the Dwight Bank, which has a beautiful mural rendered by a Vienna born artist. Other sites in the Downtown area are the W.W. Fox Developmental Center, location of beautiful stained glass windows depicting the five senses crafted by Louis J. Millet, which was the Keeley Building and the Livingston Hotel and also housed the Veteran's Administration Hospital. Near the Windmill is the Country Mansion, which was the home of J.R. Oughton and now houses a restaurant and The Garden Room banquet facility. Also nearby is the Oughton Carriage House that was used by the Keeley Company and now houses the Prairie Creek District Library. Our U.S. Post Office has a mural which was painted in 1937. Many of these sites are on the National Registry of Historic Places.