Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“Gregg House is a historic Victorian building in the Second Empire style located in Westmont, Illinois.”
Wikipedia article William L. Gregg House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 50 National Register listings published here for DuPage County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
This property stands in Downers Grove Township. History Of Dupage County (1857), published 1857 gives that township a chapter of its own.
The chapter covers the township.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Downers Grove Township - 3,959 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of William L. Gregg House in 2005, burning under an acre in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 June 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of William L. Gregg House: 4 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downers Grove City Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Kugler Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Federal Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wester Springs City Eng.-Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Westmont, the town this property stands in, in 19 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flood, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmont | $10,000 | Winds were estimated between 60 and 75 mph across portions of east-central DuPage County causing numerous branches to fall and power outages. A large tree fell onto Route 53 approximately one mile north of Roosevelt Road blocking the northbound lane in Lombard. A 14 inch diameter tree fell onto a car near the intersection of Fordham Way and Longford Drive in Westmont. Also in Westmont, a neighborhood near 55th Street and Clarendon Hills Road had numerous 10 inch diameter or greater tree limbs blown down. A garage was heavily damaged by a falling tree in Elmhurst and a large tree was snapped off at its base on Berteau in Elmhurst. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmont | - | A photo showed a tree blown down. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmont | - | Widespread damage to trees on the north side of Westmont was determined to be the result of severe straight-line winds with magnitude up to 70 mph. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmont | - | A 61 mph gust was recorded by a Davis personal weather station. |
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | Westmont | - | The intersection of Burlington Avenue and Cass Avenue was flooded with 6 to 8 inches of flowing water just north of the train tracks. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Westmont | - | A tornado with peak winds to 75 mph touched down just west of the Hilton Hotel and Willow Crest Golf Club, where an outbuilding had its roof removed. The tornado moved northeast, crossing Route 83 near Route 34 and then moved across Central Park where a light post was blown down. The tornado lifted just east of Jorie Boulevard. Tree limbs were snapped and a few trees were uprooted along the path of this tornado. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmont | - | A large tree was blown down on Fairview Avenue by 7th Street. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmont | - | Several trees were blown down in Westmont. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Westmont | - | Flood waters at least one foot deep were reported on residential streets in Clarendon Hills. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmont | - | Large tree limbs were blown down in Clarendon Hills and Hinsdale. The worst of the damage was north of the railroad tracks in Clarendon Hills where roads were blocked. The worst damage in Hinsdale appeared to be in the northeast part of the village. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmont | - | Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmont | - | A 12 inch diameter tree snapped at the base. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmont | - | Numerous tree limbs were blown down near 55th Street and Clarendon Hills Road. Some tree limbs were 10 inches or greater in diameter. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmont | - | A 15 inch diameter tree was split down the middle with a 6 inch diameter branch broken off. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmont | - | Several 4-inch diameter trees were blown down. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Westmont | - | Quarter size hail was reported at Prospect Avenue and Park Avenue. Penny size hail was reported near 55th Street and Clarendon Hills Road. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmont | - | Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmont | - | Trees were blown down. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmont | - | Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Immanuel Evangelical Church | 2.3 miles | 2001 |
 | Avery Coonley School | 2.3 miles | 2007 |
 | Francis Stuyvesant Peabody House | 2.4 miles | 2000 |
 | Downtown Hinsdale Historic District | 2.5 miles | 2006 |
 | Robert A. and Mary Childs House | 2.5 miles | 2000 |
 | William and Helen Coffeen House | 2.5 miles | 2014 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80004526 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| DuPage County | All 50 listed properties in this county. |
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