*We’d like to thank our renters for supporting Little House. Group sizes will be limited to 30 or less.
Located at 690 Birch Lane (not a mailing address for correspondence to Little House of Glencoe), Glencoe, Illinois, 60022 Little House of Glencoe is a “one of a kind” local treasure, located in the Forest Preserve District of Cook County’s “Skokie Lagoons.” Run by a volunteer board, Little House’s mission is to provide a unique meeting place in a natural setting. The Little House of Glencoe provides a woodsy setting with access to Forest Preserve bike trails and the canoe launch at Tower Rd. It is well suited for many types of events such as community groups, Scouts and private events. Questions?? Please contact us by email at info@littlehouseofglencoe.org .
Background
Little House of Glencoe was built for a Girl Scout camp back in the 1940’s and was used by Glencoe Girl Scout groups who wanted a safe, comfortable, and convenient place for their Girl Scouts to earn badges, practice camping skills, and participate in overnights. The scout leaders selected a wooded piece of land on Glencoe’s border with the Cook County Forest Preserve, and arranged permission to build a cabin. Fundraising began in 1945, and Little House opened its doors for its first function in 1949. Shortly afterwards, the scouts made the space available to other community groups. In its 70 years of operation, Little House has been a popular place not just for scouts and badge work, but for family gatherings, community parties, outdoor trainings, club meetings, youth group overnights and even weddings! Little House has hosted the Glencoe Girl Scout day camps for more than 30 summers. The facility is a charming cabin with modern plumbing, a full kitchen, a small stage, a screened-in porch plus indoor and outdoor fireplaces.
Little House ownership passed from the Girl Scouts to an independent non-profit organization in the mid-1960s.
While about two-thirds of its budget comes from facility rentals, the Little House organization is dependent on private donations to keep the lights on and the doors open. Little House is run by a board of volunteers from the area who spend their free time making sure that the house is properly maintained.
Little House accepts bookings from all over the Chicagoland area, and has discounted rates for non-profit organizations. Legal proof of non-profit is required for non-profit requests.
Read the attachment below for more historical information for Little House of Glencoe.