The Dillon Home museum

The Dillon Home museum is run by the Sterling, Illinois Park District. Our goal is to preserve the history of the home and its occupants, The Dillon's of Northwestern Steel and Wire occupied the home from 1882 until 1980. The Home is on the national register of Historic Places under the name Col. Edward N. Kirk, who built the home. He passed from The Battle of Stone's River in Murphfreesboro, TN.