Items | Digital Collections at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library

Residence of R. C. Haskins
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence of Mr. R. C. Haskins 7350 Sheridan Road, Birchwood"
Residence of Mrs. John N. Weinand
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence of Mrs. John N. Weinand. 900 Argyle Ave., Argyle Park."
Dickens Avenue home
Image | 1963 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Airy fretwork decorates the porch of a Dickens Avenue home, right. Builders used to select trim from mill catalogues. Note the rope molding on top window."
Residence of Jos. G. Peters
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence of Mr. Jos. G. Peters. 6107 Kenmore Ave., North Edgewater."
Row houses on Deming
Image | 1963 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "False fronts with a Dutch flavor embellish row houses on Deming. Note the terracotta "candles" at the sides of each."
Terrace Row
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Terrace Row--"The Marble Terrace" The Lake Front By Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society". The Marble Terrace stood on property later occupied by the Auditorium Building.
Kinzie's residence
Image | 1869 | Picture ChicagoFrom text: "The first white man who became a permanent settler here was Mr. John Kinzie, an Indian trader, who crossed the lake from St. Joseph, Michigan, in 1804. He was the founder of the commerce of Chicago … Outside the fort Chicago then consisted of but five houses: first, Mr. Kinzie's, on the north side of the river, opposite the fort..."
Suburb of Eggleston
Image | 1893 | Picture Chicagogenerally mentioned in connection with Auburn Park, another beautiful environ. The accessibility of Eggleston and Auburn Park is well known. Its main transit line is the Rock Island railroad, over which trains run the distance in from twenty to thirty minutes. The convenience afforded suburban travelers on this road are seconded only to that obtained by the patrons of the...
Residence of Wm. H. Fahrney
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence of Mr. Wm. H. Fahrney. 6171 Sheridan Road, North Edgewater."
Residence of A. Carlson
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence of Mr. A. Carlson. 6030 Sheridan Road, North Edgewater."
O'Leary House
Image | 1860-1869 | Picture Chicagoothers scoff at it as a myth. Whatever their cause, the flames spread so rapidly through the neighboring shanties, small frame dwellings and factories, that by the time the first fire engines reached the scene, the wind had carried the fire beyond their control."
Residence of Albert G. Wheeler
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "East front of Mr. Albert G. Wheeler's marble residence. (Overlooking Lake Michigan.) 6355 Sheridan Road, North Edgewater." The building is now called Piper Hall and is owned by Loyola University Chicago.
Residence of Harlow N. Higinbotham
Image | 1912 | Picture ChicagoHarlow Higinbotham was president of the World's Columbian Exposition corporation and partner at Marshall Field & Co. (source: Encyclopedia of Chicago)
Residence of Charles Bosch
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence of Mr. Charles Bosch Fargo Avenue and Birchwood Beach, Birchwood"
Residence of John Gately
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence of Mr. John Gately. 5606 Sheridan Road, Edgewater."
Residence of H. F. Perkins
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence of Mr. H. F. Perkins. 6106 Kenmore Ave., North Edgewater."
Residence of E. D. Moeng
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence of Mr. E. D. Moeng. 1054 Columbia Ave., Rogers Park."
Residence of E. S. Shepherd
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence of Mr. E. S. Shepherd. 6341 Sheridan Road, North Edgewater."
Residence of S. H. Gunder
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence of Mr. S. H. Gunder. 6219 Sheridan Road, North Edgewater."
Residence of George D. Eddy
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence of Mr. George D. Eddy. 5852 Sheridan Road, Edgewater."
Residence of Charles Bosch
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence of Mr. Charles Bosch View of East Front from Birchwood Beach"
Sweeper, Carpet
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Wooden long handled carpet sweeper with wooden handle. Rotating brush system attached to a steel roller. Four wheels in rotating assembly. Marked: "Bissel's Grand Rapids Cycoball Bearing".
Park Row
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Park Row By Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society"
Residence of Mrs. Potter Palmer
Image | 1912 | Picture ChicagoFrom text: "Potter Palmer of Chicago was a member of the Board of Directors of the World's Columbian Exposition, and his wife, Mrs. Bertha M. Honore Palmer, was president of the Board of Lady Managers."
Suburb of Auburn Park
Image | 1893 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "[Engraved for The Standard Guide Company.] Suburb of Auburn Park--Wright, North from 77th St. [See "Outlying Chicago."]". From text: ""Well understanding that no locality can be uniformly improved unless under the sole control of a single person or a syndicate, Eggleston, Mallette & Brownell also bought Auburn Park. Then they immediately commenced to carry out...
Residence of E. W. Houghton
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence of Mr. E. W. Houghton. 1414 Estes Ave., Rogers Park."
Residence of E. L. Fowler
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence and studio of Mr. E. L. Fowler 1641 Orrington Ave., Evanston, Ill."
Residence of Franklin Rudolph
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence of Mr. Franklin Rudolph 745 Sheridan Road, Winnetka, Ill."
Residence of Frederick Morgan Steele
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence of Mr. Frederick Morgan Steele 581 Sheridan Road, N. E., Highland Park, Ill."
Residence of J. C. Haegele
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence of Mr. J. C. Haegele 7230 Sheridan Road, Birchwood"
Residence of Richard H. Mather
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence of Mr. Richard H. Mather 1539 Sherwin Ave., Birchwood"
Remodeled house on Lincoln Park West
Image | 1963 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "A remodeled house on Lincoln Park West. The cherub and wrought-iron fence and railing are additions, the paneled door original."
Dayton Street house doorway
Image | 1963 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "The entrance to a house on Dayton, above. Doors carved in a fanciful pattern are divided into several nicely proportioned panels."
Wrought-iron railing
Image | 1963 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "A wrought-iron railing edges the balcony of a residence on Fremont. The supporting corbel includes a female head."
Residence of John C. Bryan
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence of Dr. John C. Bryan. 5536 Sheridan Road, Edgewater."
Summer residence of P. A. Starck
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Summer residence of Mr. P. A. Starck. 6129 Kenmore Ave., North Edgewater."
Stove, Parlor
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Black painted vast iron parlor stove with claw feet. Empire style. Retangular belly with two hinged doors in the front. Two square pillars up the sides with a rectangular top and ornate crown piece. Raised wheat sheaf and urn designs overall. Made by Ransom and Rathbone, Albany, NY. 1844.
William Duncan's House at Towanda Meadows
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This three-story house built by William Duncan is called Towanda Meadows and designed in Italianate style.
Mahlon D. Ogden property
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "The Mahlon D. Ogden Property By Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society". Image is undated but appears to be from the 1860s.
Residence of Lincoln J. Carter
Image | 1910 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Residence of Mr. Lincoln J. Carter. 5522 Sheridan Road, Edgewater."

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