Ross-Ford-Aubertin House

437 North Miami Street

Built: c. 1875

One of the earliest owners of the home was Margaret M. Ross. Edwin H. Ford, founder of the Ford Meter Box Company, resided in the home from 1913 to 1926. O. J. and Minnie Aubertin occupied the home from 1926 to 1978. Mr. Aubertin was a salesman for the Marshall Fields department store in Chicago, a fourth-degree Knight of Columbus, and a fifty-year member of the Elks Lodge.

The Italianate style of this home is seen in its hipped roof, projecting box cornice, decorative brackets, rectangular shape, and tall, narrow windows. Another prominent feature is the three-sided projecting bay on the façade which was cut away on the first story in the early 20th century and replaced with the current Craftsman-style entry.