The building originally stood on the west side of Western Avenue north of Vermont Street, (where Three Sisters Antique Mall stands today).Blue Island Historic Preservation Commission Landmark Tour – The Woolworth Building. Retrieved 11/1/2009 It was popular among Southerners who used it as a summer boarding house and with the contractors who built the feeder canal for the Illinois and Michigan Canal. After the Civil War it was used as a home for retired soldiers. Although it was built after the invention of balloon framing, the building is constructed using the timber framing method, evidence of which is still clearly visible in the basement and attic. However, while its Greek Revival roots are discernible, the building is much remodeled and serves today as a private residence.
The building originally stood on the west side of Western Avenue north of Vermont Street, (where Three Sisters Antique Mall stands today).Blue Island Historic Preservation Commission Landmark Tour – The Woolworth Building. Retrieved 11/1/2009 It was popular among Southerners who used it as a summer boarding house and with the contractors who built the feeder canal for the Illinois and Michigan Canal. After the Civil War it was used as a home for retired soldiers. Although it was built after the invention of balloon framing, the building is constructed using the timber framing method, evidence of which is still clearly visible in the basement and attic. However, while its Greek Revival roots are discernible, the building is much remodeled and serves today as a private residence.