This summer, other plants will be added, including canna lilies, sweet alyssum and mock orange plants. Fragrant lilac bushes, pear trees, raspberry and currant plants will also be planted. The society's next steps are to replace the concrete front porch with a more historically accurate wooden one, install light fixtures designed to reflect both the days of electricity and kerosene lamps and hang curtains typical of the early 20th century. I think so. Work on a house like this is never done.
Historical renovations have an extra layer of complications over home renovations.
The Humphrey House restoration has moved slowly because the historical society relies on fund-raisers and donations of money, time and labor. About a dozen members of the society have done most of the restoration work. When the project is done, the society will seek to have the house added to the National Register of Historic Places reflecting John Humphrey's importance as Orland Park's first mayor, an Orland Township supervisor and treasurer, and a state senator. People have a lot of sources of entertainment. Our challenge is to bring people here to enjoy the history of their town.