Elk Grove Village in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
E.H. Dieke Barn
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 29, 2024
1. E.H. Dieke Barn Marker
Erected 1985.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture. A significant historical date for this entry is June 28, 1985.
Location. 42° 0.18′ N, 88° 0.703′ W. Marker is in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, in Cook County. It can be reached from Biesterfield Road east of Leicester Road, on the right when traveling east. The marker and the barn are on the property of the Elk Grove Historical Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 399 Biesterfield Road, Elk Grove Village IL 60007, 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, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Four Square Garden (a few steps from this marker); Outbuildings (a few steps from this marker); Prairies (within shouting distance of this marker); Reverend J. Ward Morrison Boulevard (approx. one mile away); The Itasca Depot (approx. 2.2 miles away); Itasca Historical Depot
this page online
More about this marker. The barn's original location, referenced on this plaque, is a mile west of here.
Regarding E.H. Dieke Barn. Ernest H. Dieke owned a country store at Biesterfield near Route 53 (today's I-290) that gave name to a small community called Diekeville. According to various newspaper features, E.H. Dieke was a farmer who, in 1897, acquired a creamery near the border of Schaumburg and Elk Grove townships. According to a 1940 article in the Cook County Herald, Dieke claimed to have installed the area's first telephone and to have been the first person to bring electric service to the area.
Also see . . .
1. Deikeville: The General Store That Created a Community. From a history blog operated by the Schaumburg Township District Library
Excerpt: "Over the years of operation, according to the article and other numerous mentions in the Cook County Herald, the Deikes sold, among a(Submitted on October 30, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)great many other things, oil lamps, coffee ground by hand on their hand-operated coffee mill, garden seeds and seed potatoes. They also kept an open cracker box as well as an open tobacco box where the farmers could fill the free clay pipes that were available near the old coal stove."Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 29, 20242. E.H. Dieke Barn
2. Elk Grove Historical Museum official site. The museum is operated by the Elk Grove Park District. (Submitted on October 30, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 29, 2024
3. Elk Grove Historical Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
