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This is a history of the Lake Ellyn Recreation House, now called the Boathouse, prepared by the Glen Ellyn Citizens for Preservation in conjunction with an historic homes tour in 2010.

This document is an award presented by the Glancer Magazine to the Spring Avenue Recreation Center as the most loved gym as determined by a poll of readers.

This document is a photograph of the Glen Ellyn Hotel built on the shore of Lake Ellyn. The Glen Ellyn Hotel existed on the shore of Lake Ellyn from 1892-1906 when it was destroyed by fire.

This document is a photograph of the Dance Pavilion at Lake Ellyn.

This document is a photograph of the Glen Ellyn Hotel in close up. The Glen Ellyn Hotel existed on the shore of Lake Ellyn from 1892-1906 when it was destroyed by fire.

This document is a photograph of the Glen Ellyn Hotel from the southwest. The Glen Ellyn Hotel that existed on the shore of Lake Ellyn from 1892-1906 when it was destroyed by fire.

This document is a photograph of swans, with the Glen Ellyn Hotel in the background, on Lake Ellyn. The lake was created in 1889 when Thomas E. Hill, L.C. Cooper, and W. H. Luther, who formed the Prospect Park Improvement Association, dammed one of…

This document is a map of the early known brooks and timber lines around Lake Ellyn. The lake was created in 1889 when Thomas E. Hill, L.C. Cooper, and W. H. Luther, who formed the Prospect Park Improvement Association, dammed one of the springs that…

This document is a photograph of Lake Ellyn and Glen Island. That end of the lake was filled in to expand the Glenbard West athletic field; the island was leveled at that time. The photograph was taken from the tower of the Glen Ellyn Hotel which…

This document is a photograph of the Glen Ellyn Hotel that existed on the shore of Lake Ellyn from 1892-1906 when it was destroyed by fire.