the Little Red Schoolhouse in the Deerfield Historic Village has been a traditional field trip site for area fourth-graders. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
Peter Mikulski of Western Springs takes a look at the second floor of the Caspar Ott log house in the Deerfield Historic Village Sept. 2. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
Mike Cramer of the Deerfield Area Historical Society shows guests some of the furniture in the Caspar Ott log house in the Deerfield Historic Village Sept. 2. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
A view of the Caspar Ott log house in the Deerfield Historic Village.
The Little Red Schoolhouse in the Deerfield Historic Village is one of the facilities visitors can view during the fall festival Sept. 23. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
Jos Stabel of Holland takes a photograph of an old Deerfield Baseball uniform at the Deerfield Historic Village Sept. 2. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
A view of the inside of the Brand-Luther house at the Deerfield Historic Village September 2, 2012. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
DEERFIELD — Nestled just off of bustling Deerfield Road sits a reminder of much simpler times. With three original 1800s homes, including the oldest building in Lake County, and replicas of an 1890 schoolhouse and a 1905 carriage house, Deerfield Historic Village gives visitors a …