OUR FARM

Proclamation Flowers was established in 2017,

but the Francis family history on the property dates to the 1950s.

We are a farm 5 generations in the making!

A white, two-story house with Victorian architectural details, including decorative brackets under the roof eaves, three chimneys, and a front porch with stairs - the original farmhouse at Proclamation Flowers

The farmhouse is the oldest building on the property. It is in the Italianate Revival Style, and dates to the early 1870s. It remains in the family as a private residence to this day.

The flower field itself was once the bank of the Kankakee River, which is now about 1 mile to the west, and it still has the remnants of the river sand, clay, and rock as evidence.

Black and white photograph of a two-story Victorian-style house with white siding, multiple windows, and a brick chimney.
Farmhouse at Proclamation Flowers in the 1950s

Fun fact: as an experiment, Chris started the trees on the south fence line of the flower field from seed as a kid!

The trees of the flower field getting planted in the 1990s

Thank you for your interest in our farm!

Close-up of white flowers in a field during sunset.

Photo credit: Laura Jane Photography

  • Thank you for your interest! But, no. The house and other buildings on the property are a private residence.

  • Not livestock. The last sheep left the farm in 2018. We have 3 barn cats (Middie, Maude, and Patches) that you might see, though!

  • The oldest building is the farmhouse. It was built as a test of the carpenter, to see if they were considered trustworthy to build the main barn! It dates to the 1870s.

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