of a flood. The quarry is an important piece of DuPage County's stormwater management system, and can hold up to of stormwater. Each spring, the company RGL Marketing for the Arts runs the event, Art in Wilder Park. The event takes place in centrally located Wilder Park, which is also home to the Wilder Mansion, the Elmhurst Public Library, the Wilder Park Conservatory and the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art. The event "features of a juried show of fine arts, crafts and original creations of over 100 artists, including jewelry, glass, ceramics, painting, wood, photography, sculpture, paper and mixed media." The event also hosts live music and entertainment and over 40 food vendors. Elmhurst is home to multiple residential homes built by significant architects, including but not limited to Mies van der Rohe (McCormick House), Frank Lloyd Wright (F.B. Henderson House), Walter Burley Griffin (William H. Emery House, Sloane House), and R. Harold Zook. Government Timeline for Elmhurst's leadership: 1882 - Incorporated as a village in June. 1882 - Henry Glos elected as first village president. 1887 - Peter Wolf elected as village president. 1902 - Edwin Heidemann elected as village president. 1905 - Henry C. Schumacher elected as village president. 1908 - C. J. Albert elected as village president. 1910 - Adopted city form of government. 1910 - Henry C. Schumacher elected as first city mayor. 1912 - F. W. M. Hammerschmidt elected as mayor. 1919 - Otto Balgemann elected as mayor. 1931 - Edward Blatter elected as mayor. 1933 - Claude Van Auken elected as mayor. 1945 - William S. Fellows elected as mayor. 1951 - Ervin F. Wilson elected as mayor. 1957 - Benjamin Allison elected as mayor. 1961 - Charles Weigel elected as mayor. 1973 - Ray W. Fick, Jr. elected as mayor. 1977 - Abner Ganet elected as mayor. 1985 - Robert J. Quinn elected as mayor. 1989 - Charles H. Garrigues elected as mayor. 1993 - Thomas D. Marcucci elected as mayor. 2009 - Peter P. DiCianni elected as mayor. 2013 - Steven Morley elected as mayor. 2021 - Scott M. Levin elected as mayor. Education Elmhurst University is a local college of the area. It is a four-year private liberal arts college affiliated with the United Church of Christ. School districts serving Elmhurst include: Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 serves most of the city; its high school is York Community High School