Created By: LaGrange Area Historical Society
Built in 1924, Here is an example of The Lexington from the Wardway Catalog (Montgomery Wards). Exterior brick was an option when ordering a home. Sometime between 2003 and 2018 and addition was made to the sun room. A real estate listing from 2018 still shows it has 3 bedrooms.
Previous residents include:
Colonel Gilbertson, a WWII veteran in the Army Reserves and served in various posts during the war. He also served in Iceland in the Army Defense Unit as Iceland had recently became independent from Denmark and did not have forces of its own.
Mrs. O F Gilbertson, President of the American Association of University Women in 1957, and member of the LaGrange Home Bureau.
This point of interest is part of the tour: Catalog Homes Delivered in LaGrange Park
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