The York Tavern, built in 1843 by Benjamin Fuller, still stands in its original location on the west side of York Road, just north of the Salt Creek Bridge. It remains one of the most significant structures from the former village of Fullersburg. Fullersburg, originally known as Brush Hill, became the fourth community in DuPage County to be officially platted when Benjamin Fuller laid it out in 1851. The village sits at the crossroads of several important transportation routes once used by the Potawatomi. York Road, Ogden Avenue, and Spring Road were all established long before Benjamin Fuller first visited the area in 1834.
By 1850, when the Plank Road was laid along the route of Ogden Avenue, Fullersburg was a thriving community with 15-20 houses, 2 hotels, 3 taverns, a blacksmith shop, a grist mill, a school, a post office and a cemetery. At just a day's wagon ride away from Chicago, the village was a key stop on traveler's routes.
Stagecoach lines, horseback riders, more than five hundred wagon teams, and regular cattle drives all passed through Fullersburg. Today, the 1843 Fuller House, the 1843 York Tavern, the 1852 Graue grist mill, the 1869 Graue House, and the 1878 church still stand as enduring reminders of this once thriving village center.
The Farmer’s Home, first licensed by the county in 1846, served the community as both a grocery store and a tavern. The Farmer’s Home, now known as the York Tavern, was carefully rehabilitated in 2006. Today, the York Tavern is believed to be the oldest continuously operating privately owned eating and drinking establishment in DuPage County.
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