Patmore-Lumley House (c. 1810)

Patmore-Lumley House - Sketch courtesy of Diane P. Eberhard Patmore-Lumley House - Artwork courtesy of Sycamore High School Student Dustin DePenning

Located at 7919 Cooper Road

This landmark rests on land owned by Nathaniel Terwilliger and sold to Abraham Patmore in 1807 for $32.00. The second story left third of the house, and front porch, were additions made sometime after 1905. One of Montgomery's claims to fame was a 4-century old oak tree in the back yard of this Landmark House. The tree was entered in the social register of big trees of the National Forestry Service in 1964 but was destroyed by a wind storm in 1972. The Lumley family purchased the house in the second half of the 1800's. It remained in their family for more than 100 years.