Big Woods School

The Big Woods School is a historic one-room schoolhouse located at 3033 N. Eola Road in Aurora, Illinois. The school was built in 1917–18 to replace the original Big Woods School, which was built in the mid-19th century and had fallen into disrepair.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Metea Valley High School.

Metea Valley High School

School

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Metea Valley High School is a high school in Aurora, Illinois that opened in August 2009 in DuPage County. The school is one of four high schools operated by the Indian Prairie School District. Waubonsie Valley High School is also in Aurora, while Neuqua Valley High School and Wheatland Academy are in Naperville. Metea Valley High School is situated 2 miles south of Big Woods School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eola and Warrenville.

Eola

Hamlet

Eola is an unincorporated community in Naperville Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Although unincorporated, it has a post office, and has been given the zip code 60519. Eola is situated 3 miles south of Big Woods School.

Warrenville

Town

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Warrenville is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 15,195 at the 2024 special census. Warrenville is a far west suburb of Chicago on the DuPage River. Warrenville is situated 3 miles east of Big Woods School.

Winfield

Town

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Winfield is an incorporated village located in Milton and Winfield Townships, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The DuPage River headwaters are located directly to the north, and the river runs through the village. Winfield is situated 4½ miles northeast of Big Woods School.

Big Woods School

Type: Residential building
Description: historic schoolhouse in Aurora, Illinois, United States
Category: building
Location: Winfield Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.81855° or 41° 49′ 7″ north

Longitude

-88.23086° or 88° 13′ 51″ west

Open location code

86HHRQ99+CM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 344133031

OpenStreetMap feature

building=residential

Wikidata ID

Q48842437

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Highlights include Big Woods Cemetery and Big Woods Church.

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