Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 25 Jan 1940, p. 40

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*F..R. Vander- cook's 1 2- rô ori Étone residence tois ýdes:gned by, Robert Setfert. and bu ilt at 96 Woodley road, New' T r ier town-. ship. The: unusual honte, fs 125 Jeet long. * Herber't H. Nau- jolcs is the owner oftmrm inôt)led od-, ern aeven-room house at 1947 Kenilworth avenue, Wilmnette.' J. D. Jarvis was the architect and Schitt Brothers. company the gener- al contractors. f Thomas J. Crowve buutt tis six-roornt stone and clapboard home at 470 Gien- date avenue, Win- ~netka,. f r o m. the pl an s di Williamn -Camnpbell. Wright, [i Photo by Mornby & Freiberg $hown abo.ve is the homle ofMr. and Mrs. Francis, J. Oelerich. at-. 2229 Chestnut avenue, Wilmette, a 'two-storyanci basement brick reési- dence of. mociifted. Colonial design containing seven, rooms, two and one- haif- baths, and a one-car garage attached by screened porch oàff the dining room heat by means of humidifled warm air, gas being the fuel used. Henry F. Wo'lter nias the genieral'contra.ctor and part.of the cost, of construction was financed *through the Republic Realty. Mortgage corporation, -111: West Washington street,. Chica go. The home was built in 1039. Inidian Hill Estates Affords I1deal Home Sites; Looks Like Park *In the Indian Hill Estates section of Wilrnette, located just a m ile andl a hall fromn the heart of the village,. it is possible to - purchase 80-foot lots at prices comparable with less desirable locations, according to W. C. Huggins. 1150 Wilmette avenue, Wilmette, owner's representative." The . property is laid out to ac- commodate homes fron- sik roomsý to the estate type"' he pointe&- out.' "The 78 homes 'now in the Estates area have a total valuation of ap- proxima'tely $1 .750,000. This *feature is Most imiportant to the prospective home ' wner as it is an incentive for, keeping the vacant property in excellent condition, affording the residents parklike surroundings. Maintained Like Park "To do this," Mr. Huggins con- tinues, "necessitates employing gar- deners the year round, keeping the grass cut on ail vacant, trimming trees, clipping bushes. cultivating and trimming the peony and tuli owner. Lilac bushes. plumn trees and weeping willows are among the Imany types of trees in the Estates, creatin~g a 1bii,4*anouary..I "Transportation problems are tak- en care of by the Indian Hill Estatès ' private bus and the new through bus, operating over Lake avenue, from Wilmette station to Glenview. Both buses meet trains at the Wilmette station. The Wil- mette school bus affords transpor- tation for the school children, as' do the Glenview an-d the private buses. Improvements Paid For "Ail improvements are in and paid for in full anid taxes are paid* to date on all lots. Four per cent is availabl 'e for the purchase of properties inl Indian llEstates 'or for the construction of residences thereon. "The Demonstration. Home at 910 Chippewa lane is open every after- noon from 1 to 5 o',click. Here you can see many features, which you might like to embody in.your home in Indian Hill Estates. Your inspec- tion in the very near future of these properties is invited." *Photo shows house' under construction. (CLARlK-FULKFIRSON Member American.Institute of Decorators- 509 DAVIS STREET EVANSTON

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