1855
Original Hough Street School built
Barrington was incorporated as Barrington Station
First Churches were built
Township post office opened
1865
Barrington Station became the Village of Barrington
1875
Octagon House was built
St. Anne’s Church established
1885
The Barrington Review began publication
The first 2-year high school class graduated from Hough School
The EJ&E Railroad tracks were laid through Barrington
The “volunteer” fire department was organized
1895
The first telephone service began
The Ice House was built for the Bowman Dairy
The first electric light plant was built
The volunteer fire department was organized
Long distance phone service installed-Barrington to Fox River Grove
1905
The first cars come to Barrington
The Barrington Woman’s Club was established
The first Boy Scout troop was formed
Hough Street School was re-built
First natural gas pipelines installed
1915
The first library was organized at William Cameron’s Drugstore
The American Legion Post 158 was organized
1925
The Garden Clubs of Barrington was founded
First paved streets were Dundee Ave & Main St. to Rte. 14
The Catlow Theater opens its doors
The Jewel Tea Company built its headquarters
The Barrington Park Board was formed
The first Girl Scout/Camp Fire troops were formed
George “Baby Face” Nelson was shot on Northwest Highway
1935
Barrington Junior Woman’s Club Established
The Riding Club of Barrington Hills was formed
The fire Department was incorporated
The League of Women Voters was established
1945
Classes began in the new Barrington High School
The first police department was in use
Grove Avenue School was built
Countryside School was built
1955
Jewel Food Store opened on Main Street
The Villages of B. H., Deer Park, N. Barrington & Lake Barrington incorporated
Roslyn Road School opens
Dial phone service was introduced
The Barrington Real Estate Board was formed
Barrington Area United Way was established
1965
First home was occupied in the Fox Point subdivision
Barrington Area Historical Society founded
The Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce was incorporated
The Citizens for Conservation was formed
Motor Werks opens
Hill & Dale Farms are established in Barrington Hills
CUSD 220 was organized
Hooved Animal Humane Society was formed
The Barrington Rotary Club was formed
1975
Safety Town courses begin for area students
The Ice House is remade into a shopping mall
The new Metra Station is open
The new Barrington Area Library opens
Good Shepherd Hospital is dedicated
Willow Creek Church opens
Wickstrom Ford opens in Barrington
1985
The Hospice of Northeastern Illinois opens
The football field at BHS gets lights
Curbside recycling begins
Groundbreaking at Wynstone in North Barrington
Ron Beese Park opens
Barrington Middle School – Prairie Campus opens
1995
Barrington Area Conservation Trust founded
2005
Pepper Family Hospice Center opens
2015
Barrington celebrates its Sesquicentennial!