Exquisite
Hermann Homes LLC • Bloomington–Normal, Illinois
Preserving Historic Homes. Building Community. Living Responsibly.
Distinctive rental homes cared for with a preservation mindset, responsive local stewardship, and respect for the neighborhoods that give each property its character.
Unique
One of a kind properties
Spacious
Be amazed at the historic solutions
Function meets Form
Homes with character and purpose
What Hermann Homes stands for
Stewardship that connects past, present, and place.
The redesign centers the values already present throughout the older Hermann Homes site: historic preservation, community connection, responsible care of existing homes, distinctive properties, and responsive local management.
Historic Preservation
Protect the architectural character and story of established homes while keeping them comfortable and useful for modern residents.
Community
Treat a rental as part of a neighborhood, not an isolated transaction, with attention to neighbors, local culture, trails, parks, and connection.
Responsible Living
Preserving and caring for existing homes extends their useful life and supports a greener, less disposable approach to housing.
Home Sweet Home
A home should feel cared for before someone is asked to call it home.
The older Hermann Homes material described a quality standard built around a simple idea: a property should be comfortable enough that the people responsible for it could live there themselves and feel at home.
Each home is as unique as a person. Therefore celebrating and creating a place for our tenants to call home is one challenge. Preserving the communities of our past while bringing them into the present is another challenge.
Great Kitchens for Home Cook Meals
Cultural Shops Nearby
Historic Wooden Floors
Fine Dining A short walk away
Our Homes
Distinctive properties with the strongest documented specifications.
Where preserved Hermann Homes records and Zillow differ, this draft uses the larger documented interior area and the higher documented rent figure while keeping both sources accessible. Availability is still confirmed directly with Hermann Homes.
Cedar Crest Neighborhood
11 Clinton Place
Normal, Illinois • 3 bedrooms • 2 baths • approximately 1,808 sq. ft. • $2,300/month
View preserved property page →Zillow snapshot
Zillow currently shows 11 Clinton Place in Normal as off market. Its record lists a 1920 single-family home with 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths and 1,808 sq. ft., plus central air, hardwood and tile floors, a basement, attached/off-street parking, patio and porch. Zillow also highlights its Cedar Crest Historic District setting and Constitution Trail access.
View Zillow record →Recent Zillow photos
Normal, Illinois
25 Briarwood Avenue
Normal, Illinois • 4 bedrooms • 1.5 baths • approximately 2,000 sq. ft. • $2,300/month
View preserved property page →Zillow snapshot
Zillow currently shows 25 Briarwood Avenue in Normal as off market. It lists 4 bedrooms, 1 full and 1 half bath, and 2,000 sq. ft., with central air, hardwood/tile floors, a basement, in-unit laundry, detached garage/off-street parking, patio and porch. Zillow’s record also notes a new furnace and ductwork in 2025 and new plumbing in May 2025.
View Zillow record →Recent Zillow photos
Demmit’s Grove
410 East Mill Street
Bloomington, Illinois • 3 bedrooms • 2 baths • approximately 2,000 sq. ft. • $2,300/month
View preserved property page →Zillow snapshot
Zillow’s current record for 410 East Mill Street in Bloomington lists 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths and 2,000 sq. ft., with central air, hardwood floors, a basement, driveway/off-street parking, multiple porches/decks and a fenced private yard. The listing records a September 2023 kitchen update and additional Spring 2026 porch, door, landscaping and retaining-wall work. Zillow’s latest rental history shows $2,000/month removed August 24, 2026; the preserved Hermann Homes record contains the higher $2,300/month figure used in the main card.
View Zillow record →Recent Zillow photos
Founder’s Grove
509 West Grove Street
Bloomington, Illinois • 4 bedrooms • 2 baths • approximately 3,080 sq. ft. • $2,900/month
View preserved property page →Zillow snapshot
Zillow identifies 509 West Grove Street in Bloomington as a 1905 single-family home with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths and 3,080 sq. ft. Its record lists hardwood floors, a fireplace, central cooling, in-unit laundry, a detached garage/off-street parking and a 5,323-sq.-ft. lot. Zillow’s rental history reaches $2,350/month; the preserved Hermann Homes record contains the higher $2,900/month figure used in the main card.
View Zillow record →Recent Zillow photos
Founder’s Grove Cottage
511 West Grove Street
Bloomington, Illinois • 1 bedroom • 1 bath • approximately 776 sq. ft. • $1,500/month. A verified property-specific exterior image still needs to be selected from preserved media.
View preserved property page →Zillow snapshot
Hermann Homes’ preserved record lists 511 West Grove Street in Bloomington as a 1-bedroom home. Zillow currently leaves the bedroom count blank, but lists 1 bath, 776 sq. ft., an unfinished basement, forced-air heat, garage/off-street parking and a 5,323-sq.-ft. lot. Zillow’s Rent Zestimate is below the preserved $1,500/month Hermann Homes figure, so the higher preserved rent is used in the main card.
View Zillow record →Bloomington, Illinois
2415 East Washington Street
Bloomington, Illinois • Suite F • approximately 1,340 sq. ft. • $1,000/month. Legacy records remain preserved where old sources disagree on ZIP code, area and historical rent. A verified property-specific exterior image still needs to be mapped.
View preserved property page →Zillow snapshot
Zillow identifies the Hermann Homes property as Suite F at 2415 East Washington Street, Bloomington, IL 61704. Zillow currently shows Suite F off market at about 1.3k sq. ft.; the preserved Hermann Homes record is more specific at approximately 1,340 sq. ft., so the larger documented figure is used in the main card. Zillow does not provide a current rental asking price for Suite F, so the preserved $1,000/month figure remains.
View Zillow record →Customer Reviews
All five surviving reviews are restored.
The missing fifth review was recovered from surviving Oxygen Classic data and is included below with Quinn Roels’s attribution.
We have been living at 509 W Grove for the past year and a half. Bob has taken good care of us when something around the house needed to be fixed. Carol was very proactive about introducing us to the neighbors and that was a nice and unusual touch for a rental situation.
Paul • 509 West Grove Street
I am looking for a home to rent for my family, where my girls can feel like they are at home. Talking to Carol made me feel a part of a community even before I looked at the house. Her attention to detail and love for the neighbors around 410 E. Mill really drew me in. Thank you, Carol, for the love and care you share when talking about each and every property you care for.
Patricia • 410 East Mill Street
We absolutely love our home on Clinton Place and just signed another lease. The owners are very diligent when it comes to taking care of the property and are great at communicating with us keeping us posted on maintenance/updates, etc. Whenever we have a question or problem (which is VERY rare) they are fast to respond (usually within a few hours – sometimes within minutes) and take care of things quickly/efficiently. There is a lot of value placed on protecting the home’s history as well as the local environment. Historic preservation and sustainability are very important to the owners which we appreciate and feel very good about.
Kristi Zimmerman • 11 Clinton Place
We’ve enjoyed living at 410 E Mill for the past two years. The Hermanns respond and address any maintenance concerns quickly. During our time here, a new hot water heater and partial roof were installed. The neighbors have been friendly and the house is right around the corner from a park and the Bloomington Public Library. The property is easy to maintain as it only requires mowing during the warmer months. This house is ideal for pet-owners as the backyard is large and recent landscaping minimizes mud that your outdoor pets might track into the house. The full basement offers lots of storage so you don’t have to worry about where to put your stuff. We’re only moving out because we found a place closer to where we work, which will make having one car much easier. It is also worth noting that we rented the house, site-unseen, as we were moving to Illinois from Virginia. We were in a bind as our other housing option had fallen through when someone recommended the Hermanns. We loved what we saw online and were able to facilitate a rental interview and lease signing digitally, making the entire process much easier.
Crystal Boyce • 410 East Mill Street
This house has been a wonderful home to our little family. My daughter has plenty of space to play, and the neighborhood is very nice, so my dog spends most of the day relaxing. It's so close to everything, too, downtown, uptown, the trail, etc. It has the quaint charm of a historic house but is still as comfortable as any new home. The landlords are very attentive and incredibly nice. I would highly recommend this property.
Quinn Roels • 11 Clinton Place
A Better Way to Rent
Keep the older process language, make the experience clearer.
The original three-step progression remains part of the redesigned experience.
01
Attend rental open house.
Explore the home and neighborhood, or use the preserved walkthrough material when an in-person visit is not practical.
02
Apply online and meet to get Keys.
Keep the digital rental process that helped support local and relocating applicants.
03
Rent your Home Sweet Home.
Preserve the longstanding message that a rental should become more than a house.
Residents & Property Resources
Practical access without losing the heritage story.
Resident tools stay prominent while the public experience is organized around homes, walkthroughs, stewardship and community.
Walkthrough & Gallery
Access preserved photo, video and interactive tour material.
Open walkthroughs →Current Residents
Keep payment and account functions easy to reach.
Open My Account →Contact Hermann Homes
Call 1-309-287-5165 or use the preserved contact page for current availability.
Contact us →Updates to Property Openings
The original homepage included an email signup for property-opening updates. Its language and old form reference remain preserved; this draft routes to Contact until that workflow is rebuilt on the current plugin stack.
Preservation inventory
Nothing from the earlier recovery work was deleted to create this draft. The original Home page, recovered snapshots, property records, old redesign draft and media library remain available. Material intentionally not presented as current marketing copy—conflicting historical rents, old slider headlines, obsolete demo graphics and the inactive legacy signup form—remains accessible.