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I had the opportunity to visit a true treasure house. This one was designed by Harold Zook, a Chicago architect responsible for numerous distinctive homes. Zook, whose vividly detailed homes were built from the 1920s through the 1940s, was
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Estate Sales: The Dark Side of Decorating
I confess: I am an habitué of estate sales. A good friend of mine and I haunt them regularly. We attended one this weekend, and I believe we stepped into the Black Hole of Home Decor. Let me preface: Whenever … Continue reading
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Don Draper’s Treasure (Apartment)
He spent his young-married years in a frumpy old house in Cheever Country. He did time as a divorced dad in an existential-nightmare flophouse in the Village. Now, Don Draper finally has a home that speaks to his success. And … Continue reading
Sullivan and Elmslie Want You
to restore their extraordinary home in Riverside, Illinois. Louis Sullivan, known primarily as the mentor of Frank Lloyd Wright, designed masterful buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He teamed up with George Grant Elmslie in 1907 to … Continue reading
The Wright Stuff in Riverside
When people think of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Chicago masterpieces, they invariably consider the suburb of Oak Park, where the architect lived for many years and also maintained his studio. However, not far away is Riverside, the beautiful historic community whose … Continue reading
Levittown, Then and Now
Taking a road trip from Chicago, we visit Long Island’s Levittown, a then-revolutionary mass-produced postwar suburb. Interesting perspective from CNN. The main interviewee is a woman who, with her husband, purchased their first – and last – home in the … Continue reading
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Holiday Treasure Houses
Right now, there are lots of treasure houses glowing all over the Chicago area. Some are adorned with safe, tasteful little white lights. Some have a menorah shining in the window. Others are decorated with so many lights, they can … Continue reading
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The Little House That Could
I am making a significant departure from the typical homes featured on this blog. Today, it is time to pay tribute to a tiny house in my town. It has two bedrooms, one bath and a one-car garage. The home … Continue reading
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A Long-Gone Treasure: Villa Turicum
I just stumbled upon the most wonderful web site dedicated to the legendary Villa Turicum, the Lake Forest estate built for Harold McCormick and his wife, Edith Rockefeller McCormick. The 44-room Italianate villa was constructed between 1908 and 1918. Spurning … Continue reading
David Adler’s Eclectic House-on-Hill
We’ll take a road trip from Chicago to Hillsborough, California, where David Adler designed his 1930 masterpiece, “House-on-Hill” for Celia Tobin Clark, an heiress to the Hibernia Bank fortune. Her husband was the owner of the Montana Mining Company. If … Continue reading
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