Remains of a house and two wells at Bachelors Grove

The following is the remains of a house located West of the cemetery. It is less than a five minute walk and a detailed map on how to get there will be made in the future. Although there are now a few maps known which indicate the ownership of the land around Batchelors Grove cemetery, the first map brought to our attention which gives us an idea as to who may have owned the house was sent in by Sharon Coyle of Oak Forest, Illinois. It was created by Hyacinth Wrehsnig and obtained from the periodical 1892-1992: The History of

Oak Forest, Illinois (which you can view here). Given that the property the house is located on was owned my various persons it is not clear as to who actually built it. So far only two people have been found being Edward M. Everden and Frederick Schmidt. Please be safe when visiting the area and treat it with respect.

For the only document on paper found so far verifying that two homes were in fact built within the five minute walk West of Batchelors Grove cemetery click here.

If you happen to have a GPS receiver here are the coordinates
Provided by Rob Johnson of Chicago.

Top well in middle photo

Bottom well in middle photo

The location of this concrete/brick foundation (seen below) was sent in by Matt Barr of Homewood, IL. It can be found about a dozen feet South of the house foundation. It is hidden by many weeds during the summer months so you may have trouble finding it.