The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Brook was laid out in 1866. A post office has been in operation at the town since 1859.
The George Ade House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumToday18 photos
CommonsNorth side 19-07-12 1922019
CommonsMain St 19-07-12 1732019
CommonsMain St 19-07-12 1722019
CommonsMain St 19-07-12 1672019
CommonsMain St 19-07-12 (may be Warner or Castle Hall) 1662019
CommonsHotel 19-07-12 1952019
CommonsHotel 19-07-12 1942019
CommonsGerts Funeral Home 19-07-12 1812019
CommonsGas Station 19-07-12 1752019
CommonsDavis & Myers 19-07-12 1932019
CommonsBack of Main St 19-07-12 1902019
CommonsBack of Main St 19-07-12 1892019
CommonsArmstrong 212 Main 19-07-12 1912019
Commons121, 123, 125 Main 19-07-12 1702019
Commons117, 119. 121 Main 19-07-12 (may be Warner or Castle Hall) …2019
CommonsMain Street (Brook) P51601102011
CommonsMcKinley Park P62800982009
CommonsBrook P62800862009National Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Brook is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Brook has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is George Ade House in Iroquois, 2.3 miles away.
Brook and the nearest listed places
Dashed line = Brook. Tap a dot.
How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. George Ade House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Brook?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Brook’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (18). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.