Books

In an effort to preserve and promote the history of Central Illinois, Old House Society has published Picturesque Bloomington 1907 and Bloomington-Normal Lost. More publications are in the planning stages. If you are interested in working with us on similar publications, email us at info@oldhousesociety.org or call the warehouse at (309) 820-0548.

Picturesque Bloomington 1907

Price: $25 softcover / $45 hardcover

Description: More than 150 pages of remarkable photographs taken in and around Bloomington in 1907 will allow readers of all ages to develop a very real sense of what they would have seen in the area back then. (Read more...) 

Published: 2005

Available online at: Barnes & Noble.com
Available in Bloomington at: Old House Society Warehouse, McLean County Museum of History, David Davis Mansion Gift Shop, About Books, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Cydney’s Fine Gifts & Decorative Accessories, Timothy Kent Gallery, A. Gridley Antiques
Available in Normal at: Babbitt’s Books, The Garlic Press
Also available at: Funk Prairie Home (Shirley, IL).

Picturesque Bloomington 1907 can be ordered at any Barnes & Noble store.

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Bloomington-Normal Lost: An Account Of Our Vanishing Architectural Heritage

Price: SOLD OUT!

Description: Nearly 200 pages of before and after photos of properties in Bloomington-Normal that have been destroyed, modified, and preserved or restored.

Published: 2000

Available at: This book has sold out. A reference copy is available in our library.

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