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Posts tagged "Architecture"

A Lake Forest estate with a clay tennis court

Le Corbusier allegedly described a home as “a machine for living in.” For many people it’s a place where memories are made. Forest & Bluff magazine offers a look at the memory-making potential of 1200 N Green Bay Rd in Lake Forest, a home that recently came on the market for $6,250,000. The gracious 11,000... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
May 13, 2012 at 7:25 pm
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Are Highland Park home buyers Dart-bored?

A 1975 article published shortly after architect Edward Dart’s death called him Chicago’s “leading church designer,” according to a recent overview of Dart’s work. If the reception accorded the two Dart homes we wrote about last June is any indication, he’s not being worshipped by Highland Park home buyers: neither home apparently sold, despite one... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
May 8, 2012 at 10:29 pm
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An ivy-clad country estate in Highland Park

It’s impossible to be certain without having been inside it, but the recently-listed 6-bedroom, 8 ½ bath home at 1427 Waverly Rd in Highland Park holds out the promise of being bargain-priced at $2,695,000. The 10,200 square foot ivy-clad home is entered through a large brick-paved courtyard. A porte-cochere leads to a 3-car garage and... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
May 6, 2012 at 9:41 pm
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Kenilworth's Root-Badger House on the market for $8.95M

The Root-Badger House, 326 Essex Rd in Kenilworth, earned a place on Landmarks Illinois’ list of endangered properties in 2004, when there were hints it might be demolished. The neo-classical residence was designed by Daniel Burnham in 1896, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The home is situated on a 200... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
April 26, 2012 at 10:17 pm
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Keck & Keck potential wreck in Lake Bluff on endangered list

A year ago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin reported that that a Keck & Keck modernist home in Lake Bluff was a potential teardown candidate. Kamin’s column today notes that the home, at 925 Sheridan Rd, has surfaced on Landmark Illinois‘ list of ten most endangered historic places. The pictures that accompany the linked articles... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
April 24, 2012 at 7:31 pm
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A mid-century modernist home in Evanston

East Evanston is a bastion of traditional-style homes. If you search MLS remarks for “modernist” in Evanston you’ll get only one result: 701 Ingleside Pl. Searches on similar terms will also return only a very few single-family homes, and most of them will not be architecturally modern homes. The 1962-vintage 3-bedroom,3-bath home on Ingleside is... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
February 23, 2012 at 7:35 pm
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Two video tours of a David Adler home in Lake Forest

When it comes to touring homes with some architectural interest and history, the man to watch is Dennis Rodkin, Chicago Magazine’s Deal Estate columnist. Rodkin approaches a historic home with a more refined sensibility and a broader base of knowledge than architecture neophytes like me. Compare his tour of a David Adler-designed home in Lake... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
February 17, 2012 at 4:11 pm
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A look at Wilmette's most eccentric mansion

Wilmette-Kenilworth Patch has a fascinating look at the former home of architect / developer Benjamin Marshall in Wilmette. According to the Patch article, the home was “perhaps the most opulent mansion ever built on the North Shore.” Perhaps not. A number of homes would vie for that title, including the Schweppe Mansion, built by the... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
February 10, 2012 at 3:56 pm
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An updated Ernest Mayo home in Evanston

Ernest Mayo immigrated to Chicago from his native England in 1891. Although his architectural work spanned a variety of commercial, educational and residential projects he’s best known for the many homes he designed in Chicago’s North Shore suburb. Mayo lived in Evanston, where he designed more than 30 homes. The architectural practice he founded with... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
January 26, 2012 at 9:01 pm
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Tour a restored David Adler gatehouse in Lake Forest

David Adler was one of the most prolific and prominent architects and designers during the era of the “great American house,” and the North Shore suburb of Lake Forest is a showcase for some of his best. Adler’s clients were often willing to spend lavishly on detailing even the outbuildings on their estates to create... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
January 25, 2012 at 11:01 am
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