1026 East Garfield Drive

Year Built: 1914

Architecture Style: American Foursquare

Key Features:

• Large, Embracing Porch
• Hipped Roof
• Simple Aesthetic

Along East Garfield Drive, we pass houses of diverse architecture built as early as 1908 to take advantage of the park and Sunken Garden which was planned for completion in 1916. Three houses on the Drive were built by the Schoch family, who moved into the city from a Thompson Road farm. One was built at 1026 East Garfield Drive in 1914 and was occupied by the family until 2006. Another member of the Schoch family ordered a Sears catalog kit home which was delivered by train to Garfield Park in 1923. The house still sits in the 900 block of E. Bradbury St., a block from here, and is still inhabited by a descendant of the family.

This home was built in 1914, providing a perfect overlook of the Conservatory, fountains and Sunken Gardens and was occupied by the family until 2006.