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| The Historic Corron Farm sign from Corron Road |
I stumbled across this wonderful place, and once I found out a bit of its history, I needed to share it. This is one of the many hidden jewels that you may not run across unless you know about it, or happen to drive by it.
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| Corron Farm became the first of Campton Hills Township's Open Space projects. Campton Hills Township purchased the farm's 220 acres in 2002. |
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| Here is the beautiful Dairy Barn, which is in need of repair. The beautiful blue color on top of the barn is, in fact, a tarp, protecting the leaky roof and the building from more water damage. The foundation also is in need of repair. |
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| This storyboard shows the history of the barn, and how over time it fell into disrepair. |
Historic Corron Farm is in Campton Hills, and is now owned and managed by Campton Township. Farmland has been restored to open prairie and wetlands, and it is public land, although the house and buildings are not open to the public, they do have events like the Winter Wonders event throughout the year. Here is a link to the Daily Herald's article about Campton Prairie Fest from September, 2013. An article about a pig roast from June 2013. Here, LL Bean Meetup group talks about the Winter Wonders from today, January 24, 2015.
Briefly, in 1835, young 19-year-old Robert Corron came from Virginia and was one of the first settlers in Kane County, Illinois. It was a fully operational farm, which eventually raised hogs, dairy cows, chickens, and horses. At first they used horses to pull plows, and evolved from there. It was managed by his descendants for more than 160 years.
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| Goats and hog house (to the right) in front of the horse barn, showing 1930's and to the left of that, the 1860's corn crib. January, 2015. |
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| Hired man's house, January, 2015. |
Links:
Corron Farm Preservation Society
Campton Township Parks and Open Space
Corron Farm Preservation Society on Facebook
Save The Dairy Barn Go Fund Me by Tom Corron
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