The Dorband-Howe house and HHS museum are lovingly cared for by Chuck Hecht (left) of Crete and Ken Biagi of Homewood, both of whom spend countless hours each week maintaining and improving the premises.
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If walls could talk: Two volunteers help preserve Homewood’s history

“If walls could talk” is a familiar phrase that suggests buildings bear silent witness to the lives unfolding within them. In Homewood, thanks to local history advocates and volunteers, the walls of the 1891 Dorband-Howe House at 2305 W. 183rd Street are telling the vibrant story of Homewood’s past to anyone who steps across its threshold.

Spiffed up and proud to have received a Blue Ribbon Beautification award this year, the Victorian-era structure has become…

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