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Dunning (other)
Dunning may refer to: Places * Dunning, Chicago, Illinois, United States, a community area * Dunning, Nebraska, United States, a village * Dunning Creek, Pennsylvania * Dunning, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, a small village ** Dunning railway station Other uses * Dunning (surname), a surname * Baron Dunning, a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom * Dunning baronets, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom * Dunning (process), the process of methodically communicating with customers to ensure the collection of accounts receivable See also * Dunning School, a historiographical school of thought regarding the Reconstruction period of American history * Dunning House The Dunning House is located on Ridgebury Road in the Town of Wawayanda, New York, United States. It is a wooden house first built in the mid-18th century and extensively renovated several times in the 19th. As a result, it embodies a number of ..., Wawayanda, New York, United States * Dunning–K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunning, Chicago
Dunning is one of 77 officially designated community areas of the city of Chicago, Illinois. Dunning also is a neighborhood located on the Northwest Side of the city. The neighborhood is home to Wilbur Wright College, Mount Olive Cemetery, Zion Gardens Cemetery, and the Eli's Cheesecake factory. It is also the location of the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center, formerly known as Cook County Insane Asylum and commonly referred to, in its day, as simply "Dunning." History Beginnings In 1851 this remote prairie location seemed ideal for Cook County's plans to erect a poor farm, potter's field and asylum for the insane. The county purchased from Peter Ludby 160 acres hemmed in by Irving Park Road and Narragansett, Montrose, and Oak Park Avenues. Both facilities were housed in a three-story building situated atop a ridge. Residents of the poor farm lived with their families growing vegetables, washing their clothes, and attending school on the premises. After 1863 the institution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |