Browse Items (3447 total)

James Harris Bliss was the last member of the Bliss Family to be born in the Big Bliss House located on the corner of Bliss and Merrill Roads in Sugar Grove.

In 1891, Harry (as he was called in a newspaper article) moved the Bliss House across the road to build the 17-room house that now sits on the northwest corer of Bliss and Merrill Roads in Sugar Grove, Illinois.

Peleg Young Bliss (P.Y. Bliss)

Peleg Young Bliss was one of the earliest settlers and businessmen in Sugar Grove. He was born in 1806 in Vermont and passed away in Sugar Grove in 1888 at the age of 82.

As a young boy growing up at the age of…

Photos of the Bliss House from 1990.

Photos from the Bliss House in 1996.

Photos of the Bliss House from 2006.

Headline: "Bliss House to do double duty"

Headline: "Historic house is relocated piece by piece",
(Read both pictures for entire article)

Headline: "Bliss House to lend character to Main Street district",
(Read both pictures for entire article)

To correct and clarify the article which appeared in the March 13, 1997 issue of the Elburn Herald, a corrected photo of the "Bliss House" is included: we apologize to David and Angel Warner for any anxious moments when they saw their beautiful home…

Caption: "Changing Address" with description

Caption: "Preservation thank you", with description

Original clapboard showing after removal of tar paper siding

Bliss House restoration

Another door uncovered, plus original trim exposed

Terry Siebert and Village Officials moving historical society items from the former elementary school. Bob Bohlander, Mike Douglas and Terry

Terry Siebert and Village Officials moving historical society items from the former elementary school. Bob Bohlander, Mike Douglas and Terry

Terry Siebert and Village Officials moving historical society items from the former elementary school. Bob Bohlander, Mike Douglas and Terry

Bliss House restoration, no information