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The district includes 911 contributing buildings; all are houses except for two churches, Trinity United Methodist Church and the Community Church of Wilmette. The southern half of the district was originally part of the Ouilmette Reservation, an Indian reservation which was sold to developers and became the original village of Wilmette in 1872.
Virginia Anna Adeleid Weidler (March 21, 1927 [1] – July 1, 1968) was an American child actress, popular in Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s. [2]
The first fourteen homes on Oak Circle were platted in 1907 as part of Joseph Woodruff's Addition to Wilmette. Oak Circle was paved in 1911, and homes on the west side of the street were likely built between 1917 and 1920; however, the permits indicating the precise dates of their construction were lost in the 1920 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak.
Lived in Wilmette as a child between 1978 and 1986 [5] Brian Doyle-Murray: October 31, 1945: Actor Grew up in Wilmette Charlton Heston: October 4, 1923: April 5, 2008: Academy Award-winning actor Born in Wilmette [4] [6] Seana Kofoed: August 13, 1970: Actress Born in Wilmette Virginia Madsen: September 11, 1961: Academy Award-nominated actress ...
The first assigned priest and pastor was Father G.H. Plathe in 1845, who was followed by Fr. Johann Fortmann in 1847. In May of 1852, Fr. Fortmann was appointed to begin St. Henry's Catholic Church, which was placed at the halfway point between St. Joseph's Wilmette, and downtown Chicago where the diocese was based.
Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center is a non-profit organization that provides primary health care in Washington and Yamhill counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. Established in 1975, Virginia Garcia operates five medical clinics, five dental clinics, one women's clinic as well as six school-based health centers, and is based in Cornelius ...
E. Virginia Williams (March 12, 1914 – May 8, 1984) was an American professional ballet choreographer, teacher, and founder of the New England Civic Ballet which became the Boston Ballet, the first professional ballet company in New England.
Wilmette's commuter railroad station is at Green Bay Road between Central and Lake Avenues. The North Shore Line served Wilmette from 1899 until 1955. [6] [31] Wilmette ran its own local bus service for 20 years, 1974 to 1994, Wilmette Wilbus, until PACE took over the 3 routes and the bus fleet in January 1995. Routes 421, 422, 423 and the 213 ...