Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
One of 621 National Register listings published here for Cook County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Arthur J. Dunham House in 2005, burning under an acre in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Arthur J. Dunham House: 6 past producers, 2 plants. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolese and Shepard Crushed Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Federal Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Mc Cook Yard No. 387 & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| River Forest City Eng - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Riverside Lime and Stone Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Summit Quarry Consumers Company | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Superior Stone Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| West Chester City Eng. - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Berwyn, the town this property stands in, in 19 storm reports between 2000 and 2026: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 heavy rain, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Berwyn | $10,000 | A weak EF-0 tornado produced mainly tree damage in western Chicago. The first damage was noted on Arthington Street, just west of Cicero Avenue. A continuous path of mostly minor tree damage extended to the east northeast crossing Interstate 290 near Pulaski Road with the final damage noted near Garfield Park, between 5th Avenue and Jackson Blvd near Central Park Avenue. One tree was blown into an apartment building knocking out windows and a couple of large tree limbs fell onto cars. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berwyn | $10,000 | Trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Berwyn. Some of the tree limbs fell onto cars. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berwyn | - | Multiple 12 inch diameter trees were snapped. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berwyn | - | A photo showed a tree limb roughly 8 inches in diameter snapped in Proska Park. |
| July 2023 | Heavy Rain | Berwyn | - | A private weather station, KILCICER16 , recorded 8.21 inches of rainfall between roughly 6 AM and 2 PM CST. |
| July 2023 | Heavy Rain | Berwyn | - | A private weather station, KILCICER16, recorded 8.96 inches of storm total rainfall. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berwyn | - | A large tree was uprooted and numerous large tree limbs were blown down in Berwyn. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Berwyn | - | The intersection of 29th Street and Wisconsin Avenue was completely submerged from flood waters. Rainfall of 2.76 inches was measured in 1.5 hours. |
| May 2020 | Heavy Rain | Berwyn | - | Rainfall of 1.80 inches was measured in one hour. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berwyn | - | Tree damage was reported in Cicero. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Berwyn | - | Numerous viaducts were completely submerged and impassable, particularly in the North Lawndale neighborhood. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berwyn | - | Numerous branches were blown down, including several large branches between Ashland and Pulaski and Roosevelt and 31st in the Little Village Neighborhood. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berwyn | - | Numerous moderate sized limbs were blown down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berwyn | - | A wind gust to 67 mph was measured in the Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berwyn | - | Several trees were blown down throughout the city. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Berwyn | - | Quarter size hail was reported at Oak Park and 31st Street. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Berwyn | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Berwyn | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Flood | Berwyn | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Benda House | 0.7 miles | 2023 |
 | Berwyn Municipal Building | 0.7 miles | 2001 |
 | Berwyn Health Center | 0.8 miles | 2002 |
 | F.F. Tomek House | 0.9 miles | 1999 |
 | Central Berwyn Bungalow Historic District | 0.9 miles | 2015 |
 | Arcade Building | 1.1 miles | 2016 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82002524 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cook County | All 621 listed properties in this county. |
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