Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 21 Jan 1937, p. 47

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By Richard B. Hant Witb approxirnately $700,,000 of bomne construction the Wood- ley Road section was perhaps the iùost active area in Newv Trier. township for the year of 1936. A total of fifteen new bhouses were buit, averaging,, including. Ian1d, $58,000O each.- Most of the bomnes are of a rnodified country type, .and each isý buit on. about two acres of ground. The average cost of the- bouses -atone is about $43,000, The Woodicy Road district is corn- posed of approximately 200 acres, and is located just wes t of"the Indiîan Hill Gýolf club. It is unique, in tha it is a section of country, flot a part of any village, yet is surrounded by Winnetka, Kenilwortb, Wilmette and Northfield. The Woodley Road. properties are owned by syndicates, composed of m en who originally built their bornes around the Indian Hill club. Keenly Aesirous of protecting their neighbor- hood1, they urciasea4T ovr a. eriod, of years, the various farms that now maiçe up the Woodley Road area. Thousands of trees and sbrubs were planted, which, as they rnatured, created a beautiful wooded area. To- day, it is difficuit to believe that parts of this area were once farrned. been the unusual nianner in which it is restricted. Prospective purchasers are req.uired to subrnit plans of their bornes, including location on tbe site, for approval of a managing commit- tee. In this mariner, only bouses Whicb fit into the character of the developrnent are approved. A pur- chaser agrees to build bis house witb- in a reasonable tirne, as no one is al- lowed to hold land as vacant prop- The P tres No..* 1-Gla ytot Burch, ourner; Roipi: E~. Stoetsel, architect; John DavieS-.-- getner'at contracter. No. 2ý-Char frs A. Howe, -outtcr; Ames Rosi,-, arehitect; Peter M1cDo#aId, No. 3-Roy Bard, otcnir; RalPh D. Hits,awqh, orchitect; Joseph T. Corp, hIc., gesîcral con tractor. No. 4-George R. Coin, owner; Rolph D. f!fia ap r1ztrrwtee, Jules itidwwn generol contractor. No. 5-Everett D. Grof, ourner; Ani- derson & Ticknor, hIc., orchitecis; Bitlley & A4nderson, general cont rac- tors. No. 6-Joies D. Cîunninghaonwfer; Ralph iE. StoetzeI, architeci; Johni Dovies, geîîeroi coîîtrqctor. No. 7-A.: Clark Moore, owner;_ Ben- No. 9-C harles Truie Adonis, ovier; Becnkert & Mlittlebitscher, architects; Deiiick J. Roruffi, corpenter anid Maso» con tractor. No. 1-Muscoe Buriîett, Jr., omier; Olis & Auller, erchitects; Bert Wil- liais, carplenter cou tractor oand Cas- sidy Conîstruîction Co., moisonry. No. il-Riofit R. Jeffris, oz,ur; H. Ring Clause»i, huu., arclitec; Josel

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