The Izaak Walton clubhouse, formerly the Jefferson homestead, is one of the oldest standing structures in Des Plaines. It was built in the 1850's by Hiram Jefferson who came from Vermont with his family and settled here along the Des Plaines River in 1835. The Jefferson family maintained a large dairy farm on the property until the early 1900's. The building and property was acquired by the Cook County Forest Preserve in 1918. In 1926 the Des Plaines Chapter was formed in Chicago, IL and in 1929 the Forest Preserve District granted the Des Plaines Chapter use of the building and grounds. We have been located here continuously since, maintaining the building and property entirely at our own expense.

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Donald K. Johanson
811 East Central Road, Apt. 204
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Phone: (847)358-9023
Email: [email protected]