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Photograph of Sunderlage Farm Smokehouse
Photograph by G LeTourneau, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Sunderlage Farm Smokehouse

Built in 1860 (Greek Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

From the record

One of 621 National Register listings published here for Cook County · listed in 1990 · category: Building · built in 1860, Greek Revival architecture.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 1775 Vista Walk, Hoffman Estates, 60169
  • When was it listed? February 1990
  • Category. building
  • Township. Schaumburg township
  • When was it built? 1860
  • Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 89001210 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sunderlage Farm Smokehouse: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hoffman Estates City Eng.-Own CrewsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Meachum PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Cook County

Storms near this property

24 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hoffman Estates, the town this property stands in, in 24 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 1 flood, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2010HailHoffman Estates$50,000Hail ranging in size from a penny to a half dollar lasted for about 10 minutes causing minor damage to cars and trees.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindHoffman Estates-Several tree limbs 8 to 12 inches in diameter were blown down near Mundhank Rd and S Freeman Rd in Hoffman Estates.
February 2024Tornado (EF1)Hoffman Estates-This tornado touched down in the area near Della Drive in Hoffman Estates and tracked northeast, snapping tree branches, downing power lines along Hassell Road, and damaging shingles, fascia, and gutters on homes. The tornado then tracked across I-90 and entered the Paul Douglas Forest Preserve, where it snapped and uprooted several trees. The tornado then exited the forest preserve and entered the subdivision to the northwest of Algonquin Road and Ela Road, where it caused roof, soffit, and fascia damage to several residences. Shortly thereafter, the tornado lifted as it entered Inverness.
February 2024HailHoffman Estates-A report of 1 hail was relayed via mPING.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindHoffman Estates-A wind gust to 60 mph was measured by Hoffman Estates Emergency Management.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindHoffman Estates-A photo showed a 14 inch diameter tree limb snapped near the intersection of Higgins Road and Churchill Road.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindHoffman Estates-Multiple tree limbs were blown down near Higgins Road and Jones Road. A fence and connected brick wall were also damaged.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindHoffman Estates-Large tree limbs were blown down to the west in Hoffman Estates. One large tree limb was blocking a street.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindHoffman Estates-A 40 foot tall pine tree was blown down. Winds were estimated to 65 mph.
October 2017FloodHoffman Estates-Water at least 3 inches deep covered multiple sections of roadway near Higgins and Golf Roads.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindHoffman Estates-Winds were estimated between 55 and 60 mph on the north side of Hoffman Estates.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindHoffman Estates-Wind gusts were estimated to 65 mph.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindHoffman Estates-Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph causing intermittent power failures.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindHoffman Estates-Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph on the north side of Hoffman Estates.
June 2009HailHoffman Estates-Penny size hail was reported at Route 62 and Huntington Boulevard.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindHoffman Estates-Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindHoffman Estates-Large tree limbs blown down on Westbury Drive.
April 2023HailHoffman Estates-no account filed
June 2019HailHoffman Estates-no account filed
July 2017HailHoffman Estates-no account filed
April 2017HailHoffman Estates-no account filed
July 2015HailHoffman Estates-no account filed
April 2014HailHoffman Estates-no account filed
April 2010HailHoffman Estates-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cook County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Paul Schweikher House and Studio4.8 miles1987
Charles H. Patten House6.0 miles2006
George Clayson House6.0 miles1979
Barrington Historic District6.9 miles1986
John Robertson Jr. House7.1 miles2014
Octagon House7.1 miles1979

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 89001210 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Cook CountyAll 621 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.