Schaumburg - Live, Work, Play - November/December 2008 - (Page 8) In 1850, residents decided to change the area’s name to reflect their heritage. Frederich Nerge is credited with changing the name to Schaumburg Township, based on the area of Germany where many of the residents had originated. The mostly German-speaking population were farmers. The insular German community, with no river or major rail line, remained relatively isolated for the next 100 years. As recently as 1950, sermons at St. Peter Lutheran Church were all in German. Change was arriving in Schaumburg by the early 1950s. Gentlemen farmers moved to the community. In the early 1950s, the toll road was being built out of Chicago. O’Hare Field was expanded into a major international airport. When building began at Golf and Roselle roads in Hoffman Estates, the idea for incorporation became viable. In 1956, Schaumburg Centre was incorporated. The Village was two square miles with a population of 130. As the 1960s approached, Schaumburg began losing its quiet rural roots. Alfred Campanelli began the first large residential subdivision, Weathersfield, in 1959. The subdivision was built in 22 stages over two decades. International Village apartment complex became Schaumburg’s first multiple-family housing development. “There was a master plan in place before all the development,” Larson said. “It had various elements, including transportation, public safety, and streets.” According to Larson, Bob Atcher (Village President 1959 – 1976) advocated a strong mayoral form of government. Atcher lobbied for expanded sanitary sewer service from the Metropolitan Sanitary District. The result is the John Egan Plant, which benefits Schaumburg as well as other municipalities in the area. Previous page: A farmhouse and barn located near the northeast corner of the intersection of Schaumburg and Roselle Roads circa 1910. Roselle Road runs to the left of the farm and the view is looking north. Above: St. Peter’s Lutheran Church along Schaumburg Road circa 1910. Below: Located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Schaumburg and Roselle roads, this building was originally known as the Schaumburg House circa 1910. Built by Henry Rohlwing, the building contained a general store, post office, tavern, dance hall and boarding rooms. Image Systems & Business Solutions • B&W & Full Color Copiers • Fax / Scan & Wide Format • Office Supplies / Furniture • Document Storage Retrieval • Printer Management Donna Diekneit Sales Manager 1092 National Parkway Schaumburg IL 60173 847-882-7500 Ext. 108 www.isbscorp.com Page 8 schaumburg live • work • play http://www.isbscorp.com http://www.isbscorp.com
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