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Durant House Museum
In 1843, farmer and brick mason Bryant Durant built this modest home, where he and his middle-class family resided for nearly 40 years without electricity, running water or indoor plumbing. (And here we lament setting the heat below 70 degrees.) The residence has been upgraded with electricity since becoming a museum in the 1970s, but can only be seen the old-fashioned way during this weekend�s Candle Light Open House. Visitors can sample hot cider and ginger cake made from an 1840s Illinois recipe while cozying up to a fireplace and checking out the natural Christmas tree ornamented with dried orange slices, pinecones and strings of cranberries. 37W370 Dean St, St. Charles (630-377-6424, ppfv.org). Sat 10 and Sun 11, 2-6pm; $3, kids $1.
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