Pleasant
Dale Park District
Flagg Creek Museum & Robert Vial House
Flagg
Creek Museum The Flagg Creek Museum is located on the
Walker Park property (7425 S. Wolf Rd., Burr Ridge). The Museum
is an excellent source of early area history. There is collected oral
history from local families. Photographs, documents and family artifacts
enrich the collection.
Robert
Vial House Robert Vial, the third son of
Joseph Vial, an early settler in the Flagg Creek area, built the home in
1856. The house was originally located on Plainfield Road on what is now
the Timber Trails Golf Course. In 1989, the house was relocated to its
present location in Pleasant Dale Park District’s Walker Park (7425 S.
Wolf Rd., Burr Ridge). Much of the restoration of this house has been
due to the volunteer efforts of the Flagg Creek Historical Society. The
Vial House is architecturally unique and incorporates both the Greek
Revival and Italianate styles.
Flagg
Creek Historical Society
The Flagg Creek Historical Society, an
affiliate group of the Pleasant Dale Park District, was founded in 1976
to help preserve the past for the future. This volunteer group assists
the Park District with on-going improvements to the Robert Vial House,
Museum exhibits at the Flagg Creek Museum and Robert Vial House and
conducts monthly meetings.
Robert Vial, the third son of
Joseph Vial, an early settler in the Flagg Creek area, built the home in
1856. The house was originally located on Plainfield Road on what is now
the Timber Trails Golf Course. In 1989, the house was relocated to its
present location in Pleasant Dale Park District’s Walker Park (7425 S.
Wolf Rd., Burr Ridge). Much of the restoration of this house has been
due to the volunteer efforts of the Flagg Creek Historical Society. The
Vial House is architecturally unique and incorporates both the Greek
Revival and Italianate styles. 