A Planned Village With Curving Streets
Clarendon Hills was planned in the 1870s and incorporated in 1924. Unlike many nearby towns built on a straight street grid, it was laid out with long, winding streets that follow the land, in the style of the park like suburb of Riverside. The village covers under two square miles, with a downtown around the Metra station and business areas along Ogden Avenue and 55th Street.
Homes range from small, older Cape Cods to large Tudor style houses, and many lots have mature trees. Prospect Park, about 23 acres with a fishing pond, sits in the middle of the village, and the Hinsdale Golf Club is also here.