Crystal Lake Homes
Crystal Lake homes have a community atmosphere
with a positive way of life. With its location being right
on Rt. 14, other major highways include Rt. 31, 176, and 47. Randall Road is
the city’s gateway to Interstate 90. Crystal Lake holds a population of about
38,000 people, which are living in real estate consisting of townhomes,
condos, and single-family homes.
Business in Crystal Lake
The Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce is
located at 427 Virginia Street (in McCormick Park) in Crystal Lake, just three
blocks west of McHenry Avenue. Virginia Street is also referred to as
Northwest Highway or Route 14. Call us at (815) 459-1300.
The Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce is a business institution and an action
organization. We are a voluntary group of businesses that are investing their
time and money in community development and working together to improve the
economic, civic and cultural well-being of the Crystal Lake area.
We are a partner to every business and every professional person in the area.
We provide the medium to "make a difference" in the business community.
History of Crystal Lake Homes
The Crystal Lake area’s first European
settlers, Beman and Polly Tuttle Crandall arrived in February 1836 with their
six children, and discovered a sparkling clear lake, tall timber, and vast
prairies. By August 1836, the U.S. government granted homestead rights to the
Crandalls. An old trail, forged by the Sac and Fox tribes, extended from Fort
Dearborn in Chicago to northwest Wisconsin, with the portion through Crystal
Lake known as Route 14. A log cabin inn, the Lyman-King House, stood on
Virginia Street near Pomeroy Avenue and served as a stage coach stop and
trading post.
The Village of Crystal Lake was platted in 1840 by Beman Crandall, Christopher
Walkup, and Abner Beardsley. At the time, the surveyors determined the
boundaries to be Virginia Street to the north, Lake Avenue to the south;
McHenry Avenue to the east; and Dole Avenue to the west.
Many public infrastructure improvements took place in the early years. The Chicago Telephone Company received a right-of-way in 1883.
In 1884, wooden sidewalks were constructed. The water system was built in the
Village of Nunda in 1899 and in the Village of Crystal Lake in 1912. The Nunda
Electric Company built a plant on Walkup Avenue, south of the Union Pacific
track, in 1902. Western United Gas and Electric Company began operations in
1909. The city built the wastewater treatment system on McHenry Avenue, south
of Barlina Road, in 1919. Road paving became a predominant fixture in the
community 1924 and 1929 with increasing use of the personal automobile.
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