136 S LaGrange Road

136 South La Grange Road was built in 1903 for Dr. Detweiller, whose office was located off the driveway in a small room opening onto the porch. Note the Prairie Style elements, such as the wooden beltcourse between the first and second stories and the diamond pane, leaded glass casement windows. Also lovely are the windows on the south side, which are decorated with a floral motif.

Through former owners were convinced the house had been designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, nor written proof of this has yet been discovered.

Other prominent owners include Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miles, who came to La Grange in 1893. Mrs. Miles worked for women’s rights and marched in suffragette parades in Chicago. Her husband was an associate for the meatpacker Philip D. Armour. Their son Marshall and grandson Marshall, Jr. managed the pioneer real estate firm of F.D. Cossitt Company.