The Roemer House - not just for Sno-cones & hot dogs

Summer in Wilmette tends to find you here at least once or twice.  How can you resist a ball park, kids, baseball, families & Sno-cones?    Roemer Park is home to our wonderful little league baseball stadium but did you ever wonder what was here before?

Photo courtesy of www.robertsarchitectsltd.com Thank you!

Let's go back in time....

1953

Further...

1949

A bit more...

1886

So you see, before the baseball, the ballpark is actually on the southern end of the family farm of P. Roemer.  It seems that the family's home was across Glenview Road (today's Old Glenview Rd.)   Today that would be I am guessing on the property of Westmorland Country Club.

According to the United States Historic American Buildings Survey, the Roemer family owned that land from 1865 to 1987.

The Roemer Family's Home - Sorry but do not know the year. The home was demolished in 1988.

You can see 13 amazing photos of the Roemer family's home here.    That 1950's ranch home you see to the left in the photo is still there today.  It is on the SE corner of Old Glenview Road and Westmorland Drive.

Next post...Let's talk about the farm just east of the Roemer's  - The Rangel Family Farm.