The 115-year-old White House, at 145 W. Main St. in Barrington, will be opened up to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 and from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17, according to the Daily Herald.
The village now owns the building and the Barrington village board this past week approved use of the home as a community and cultural center, according to the article.
The White House served as a hospital for victims of an influenza epidemic after World War II and a rest home in the 1940s and 1950s, according to the village. It was used as office until the village purchased it with the idea of restoring it and making it a focal point of village Center, according to the village’s website.
Read more on the Daily Herald.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
