The beautiful gazebo in the Huntley Town Square park will mark its 30th anniversary on August 26.
The current structure is the third gazebo to stand in the park. The first gazebo, or bandstand, as it was then known, was built sometime in the late 1850s. A lively community brass band performed at the site prior to the start of the Civil War. A second, more sturdy structure was built in 1910. That gazebo stood for more than 80 years, and was plaqued as an historical site by the McHenry County Historical Society. In 1993, the Village of Huntley deemed that structure unsafe and had it torn down. Local businesses pooled their resources to build the new, current gazebo. It was completed on Aug. 26, 1994, and stands as an iconic image of the Village of Huntley. The current gazebo underwent a makeover in May of 2024 that included pressure-washing, sealing the tongue and groove pine on the ceiling, a protective coating on the concrete surfaces and a fresh coat of paint.
This gazebo stood in the square from 1910 until 1993.