Proviso Township in Hillside in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Darmstadt Farm
Historical Marker
Photographed by Sean Flynn, May 30, 2024
1. Darmstadt Farm Marker
Erected 2007 by Hillside Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.
Location. 41° 52.418′ N, 87° 54.7′ W. Marker is in Hillside, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Proviso Township. It is on Darmstadt Road near Butterfield Road (Illinois Route 56), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5101 Darmstadt Road, Hillside IL 60162, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mater Dolorosa Seminary (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mt. Carmel Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Berkeley Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Berkeley Roll of Honor (approx. 0.6 miles away); Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillside.
More about this marker. The marker sits in the middle of the triangular area of land with a perimeter of about 1⅓ miles that is created by the intersection of Interstates 290 (Eisenhower Expressway), 88 (Ronald Reagan Tollway) and 294 (Tri-State Tollway). The marker's wayside itself overlooks I-290, known locally as "The Ike," as it veers north- and west-ward
Photographed by Sean Flynn, May 30, 2024
2. Darmstadt Farm Marker
The wayside for the marker overlooks the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290); a truck on the expressway is visible in the background.
Also see . . .
1. Darmstadt Family. A brief history of the Darmstadt family, who maintained a farm off Butterfield Road until the 1990s.
Excerpt: "John Darmstadt worked that same farm. As a lifelong resident of Hillside, John and his wife Helen (Barta) were the owner of the oldest farm in the western suburbs. His two-acre farm on Butterfield Road was the last piece of the 70 acre farm that had been worked by Darmstadt's family since the mid-19th century. He sold straw in the winter and vegetables in the summer from a stand on the farm.... John died Thursday, December 13, 1995 in his home at the age of 85."(Submitted on May 31, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
2. Treaty with the Ottawa, etc. On the Forest County Potawatomi website homepage, the text of the Treaty of St. Louis, signed August 24, 1816, which ceded land that is referenced on this marker in Hillside, Illinois. (Submitted on May 31, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
3. Hillside Historical Society. (Submitted on May 31, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 447 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
