LOMBARD HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM

I revisited Little Orphan Annie House the other day at Lombard Historical Society in Lombard, IL after I blogged about it several years ago. They’ve updated the museum’s Carriage House since then. Go check it out here.

PHOTOS OF ACTUAL 1881 LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE HOME

119 North Main Street, Lombard, Illinois, United States

(Copied & pasted from their website): Dr. William LeRoy built this striking Italianate style home in 1881 on Main Street in Lombard, Illinois. The house would eventually become the home and studio of Harold Gray, the originator of Little Orphan Annie cartoon strip. Harold Gray used the home’s study to work on the Annie cartoons, and some features of the house are drawn into some of his cartoons, such as the grand staircase and the outer deck. Later, he remarried and moved to the east coast. This large Italianate house is affectionately known as the “Little Orphan Annie home.” Although it is not open to the public, the picturesque façade is worth a drive on North Main Street.

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