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City Council Of Summer, 1975 Pictured above during a recent meeting are members of McHenry's City Council. Left to right in the foreground are the following Aldermen: James Wegener, Ward 3; George Harker, Ward 2; Ray Smith, Ward 3^ Jack Pepping, Ward 1; William Bolger, Ward 1; Walther Schaedel, Ward 4; LaVerne Hromec, Ward 4 and Edward Datz, Ward 2. Shown in the rear are City Attorney Bernard Narusis, Mayor Joseph Stanek and Assistant City Clerk Lillian Waller. Absent when the picture was taken were Supt. of Public Works Fred Meyer and City Clerk Terry Wilde. Early Hotels Follow First Old Log House The first hotel in the township was built in 1837, by B.B. Brown. at-McHenry. It was a ' rude, although very coiy- fortable log house, and served as a hotel more than twenty years. The second hotel was the Mansion House, at McHenry, built by Horace Long, and used for the old courthouse until the county seat was removed to Woodstock. It was built in 1838, was a frame structure 40x60 feet, and two stories in height. Early in the eighties it went out of commission as a hotel. The Fremont House was erected in 1851, but was burned about seven years later. The old Riverside hotel was built in 1864 by John W. and David Smith. This was counted a fine structure in those days. It was built of brick and was three stories high, with dimensions 40x60 feet. It served its day and generation and passed out of use. >. - The Parker hotel of West McHenry was built in 1858 by George Gage, and for a time bore the owner's name. Its first landlord was Mr. Van Doozen, who opened it New Year's day with a grand ball. He was succeeded by William Murray, and he, in turn, by a Mr. Holmes. Later came Landlord Edson, who after two years was followed by W. Parker and L.D. Lincoln. On Aug. 4, 1881, F.A. Parker, son of W. Parker, took charge of the hotel, but, in 1884, resigned in favor of his father. The principal commercial hotel of the village in 1922 was known as the Park hotel, an old building, but the hotel was conducted on modern plans. * 109 TEUS * AUGUST 6. 19TS • PLAINDEALER CENTENNIAL EDITION-PAGE IS Old McHenry Hotels the picture of the old Fred Justen hotel at the intersection of Elm street and Riverside drive i* of another era. The vintage of the model cars shown above may give an indication of the year (if one is willing to admit he was a part of it). The impressive structure, once a hub of activity when the Chicago-McHenry trip was more time consuming, is now the Riverside hotel. Long time residents of the city say this corner once housed a log cabin built by B.B. Brown. It was about 1864 that John Wire Smith constructed the building which preceded so much history for the past century. Mr. Smith was a relative of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Martin, all of McHenry. THE NORTH WFSTEHN HOTEL AND BUFFET, OPPOSITE THE N, w. STATION, MCHENRY, ILL. The 1837 county seat located at McHenry was either partially on Town club. Mary Jane Benton is shown with picture of business the property of the present Town club, Riverside drive and Pearl firm when it was the J.C. Bickler McHenry House. She has plat of street, or just to the west near the park. About this time, B.B. deed showing date July 5, 1865. Ms. Benton has been at the Town Brown built his famous Log Cabin Tavern, which became one of club fifteen years and its owner the past four. the historic hostelries of the state. It was the site of the present ii 7(y i>\.^ NORTH WESTERN HOTEL Main Street h Across the U.S M0D1NE Aiding America s 5' Growth Since 1916 The McHenry plant specializes in the production i of all-aluminum heat | i exchangers for application 1 £ in automotive, farm, and construction equipment air conditioning systems, and for use in the electronic industry. 14 Locations: McHenry, Illinois ' Paducah, Kentucky Pemberville, Ohio(2) Logansport, Indiana, Trenton, Missouri t II Established in 1916 in Racine, Wisconsin, MODINE^ANUFACTURING COMPANY now operates fourteen plants in nine states. About 3,000 persons are engaged in the design, engineering, production, application and marketing of the company's broad and diversified lines of product. • HEAVY DUTY ENGINE-COOLING RADIATORS • RADIATOR CORES • ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION OIL COOLERS • HEAT EXCHANGER^ • GAS STEAM, HOT WATER, ELECTRIC AND • WEATHERPROOF FURNACES INFRA-RED UNIT HEATERS • INDUSTRIAL HEAT RECOVERY UNITS •Emporia, Kansas Clinton, Tennessee • Buena Vista, Virginia • Bloomington, lllinois(2) • Knoxville, Tennessee • Whittier, California • LaPorte, Indiana • -X . I ¥;': "SINCE 1916" MODINE McHENRY, ILLINOIS (815)385-3964