The Queen Anne at 4703 Highland Avenue was submitted by homeowner Ann Schuhmacher who recently purchased the house. She chose the honorary name of The Aubrey and Anna Snow House […]
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The Queen Anne house at 5217 Fairmount is honorary name celebrates long-time owners, Guy and Cora Belle Wheeler, who lived in the house for nearly 50 years. Guy Wheeler worked
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This Colonial Revival home has a columned entry porch at the front entry, entry door sidelights. The home is symmetrical in form, has a hipped roof, and has double hung
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This house is considered an example of Prairie Style architecture. The structure has a stucco exterior, strong horizontal lines, and a somewhat open concept for the first floor. It flows
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This home was originally built by Frank & Marie Kavka circa 1930. The style of this home is considered a Dutch Colonial Revival Style and possesses some of these traditional
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The Fayette McAllister House is classified as a bungalow. It exhibits the typical features which include a 1 to 1½ story home with a low-pitched roof, often with broad eaves.
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The home located at 5535 Dunham Road is a Tudor Revival Sears Kit Home. This Elmhurst model is described in the Sears Home Catalog as follows: “In presenting the Elmhurst
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Built circa 1891, the Mary & Lester Naramore House is a Gothic Revival style home. During the early to mid-1800’s the preference for architecture gave rise to the Gothic Revival
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Built in 1927, the Joseph Moore House is a Sears Kit Home “Bedford” model. The mortgage was secured from Sears Trustee Walker O. Lewis on March 16, 1927 for $4100.
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The Mary Welling House, built in 1926, is a Sears Kit Home “Vinemont” model. More specifically, it is an Econo-Bilt home which were pre-cut kit homes that were not built
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