Although settled in the 1830’s, it took almost 60 years for the area that would eventually become Homewood to officially form a village government. That milestone was reached on Feb. 11, 1893, and so Homewood is celebrating its 125th birthday this year.
built in 1894, as it appeared
in 1938, shortly before it was
razed to make room for the
current village hall. (Photo
provided by the Homewood
Historical Society)


