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Wednesday, 14 October 2009 15:11

I Want To Know

Written by Bobbie S. Mignin
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Some people have asked about the street name, “Seraph Holmes Court,” right here in Warrenville, east of Route 59, off Batavia Rd.

It is a female’s name. It is pronounced SER’- UFF, with the accent on the first syllable (like Sarah with an extra uff) and not pronounced, ser-răff’.

Apparently, when the developer was building this eight-home subdivision, he was told he must choose from a historical name list for the street moniker. So he chose Seraph Holmes Court, who was the first female school teacher in Warrenville. She was a cousin to Colonel Julius Morton Warren who was one of the earliest settlers in DuPage County and credited with being the founding father of the ‘ville.

Seraph taught at The Warrenville Seminary, a coed finishing school. Many children from Chicago’s wealthy families boarded at the school. It was incorporated in March, 1845. As for when it officially opened, there are two different years listed. The web-based DuPage History/Warrenville profile page attributed to a Mary Curtis, says, “Fall of 1845.” The other date, 1851, is on the Village Profile by the Chamber of Commerce, and the 1851 date is also referenced on the Warrenville.il.us website, page 5, attributed to city historian, Leone Schmidt.

Note: I did see another press release about the school when we were celebrating our 175th year with a walking tour and it stated, “The Warrenville Seminary operated in the 1840s and 1850s.

 

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