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Historic Homes & Buildings

  • John Deere Historic Site
    8393 South Main in Grand Detour • Dixon, IL 61021
    Located 36 Miles Southwest
    815-652-4551
    Visitors of the John Deere Historic Site can view the home John Deere built in 1836. Rooms are furnished just as the Deere family would have enjoyed them. Household objects show how they would have cooked, cleaned, bathed, and spent leisure hours. You can also watch a blacksmith work in a replica of the blacksmith's shop. An archaeological exhibit shows the site of John Deere's original blacksmith shop. more...  map

  • Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home
    816 South Hennepin Avenue; P.O. Box 816 • Dixon, IL 61021
    Located 36 Miles Southwest
    815-288-5176
    Open March through October, this restored home was where the Reagan family lived from 1920-1923. There is a gift shop and a visitor center. more...  map

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Garden

  • Nichols Flowers & Greenhouses
    1228 W 4th St • Dixon, IL 61021
    815-284-3805
    Need help in choosing your landscaping plants. Lawn and garden information and resources will help.

Home Improvement

  • Ace Hardware & Outdoor Center
    900 N Galena Ave • Dixon, IL 61021
    815-288-7841
    Ace is your one stop source for all your lawn & garden, outdoor living, painting needs, home good, tools, hardware, plumbing, heating & cooling and electrical needs. more...  map

  • Tractor Supply Co.
    1810 S Galena Ave • Dixon, IL 61021
    815-284-0422
    Tractor Supply Co. can provide everything you need to keep your lawn & garden looking fabulous. Find mowers, tillers, composters & rain barrels, trimmers, chainsaws, garden hoses, sprinklers, gardening supplies, wheelbarrows & garden carts, push spreaders, portable generators and much more. more...  map

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