Walking Tour of LaGrange Historic District - Tour #2

This is a self guided walking tour of homes on Stone Ave and Waiola between Cossitt and 47th Ave.

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Walking Tour of LaGrange Historic District - Tour #2

La Grange, Illinois 60525, United States

Created By: LaGrange Area Historical Society

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The Village of La Grange was incorporated in 1879, just nine years after its founder, Franklin D. Cossitt, began his program of organizing a quality residential community. The success of his plan has continued to be a source of civic pride and has resulted in the enduring attractiveness and stability of the community. According to architect Wilbert R. Hasbrouck, “Village of La Grange Historic District as a well preserved suburban community with excellent examples of domestic architecture dating from the late 19th century to the early 20th century.” In his statement requesting that the La Grange Historic District be nominated to the National Register of Historic Places, architect Hasbrouck wrote:

In its totality, the La Grange Historic District represents a period of architectural development of high artistic value and significance to the history of the region. Furthermore, the buildings have survived intact while continuing to be used for their original purpose.

In order to limit the length of each tour, the Society has highlighted only homes of the very highest degree of historical and architectural significance. However, the beauty of the Village lies in the overall quality of all of its residences. If you have an extra few minutes to devote to your tour, you might also want to study some of these other fine houses.

Tour two beings at the corner of Elm and Stone and ends near the intersection of Cossitt and Waiola. Like other tours, it features homes in the styles shown in this booklet. All houses marked with asterisks were identified during the creation of th Historic District as being of first architectural significance to the Village.

The residence identified as vernacular is not designed according to any specific rules and may be a product of several different styles. Nevertheless, it may be a fine example of form, scale, and materials.


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200 South Stone: is a vernacular house with little alteration to the original design. It was the home of Robert C. Ross, Vice-President of the Chicago Association of Commerce in the 1920’s. Note the front door with decorative sidelights, ... Read more
201 South Stone was home of Ralph B. Hayward during the 1920’s. He served as Village President from 1925-1927. The house was built in 1910. The open loggia on the south side of the house features 3/4 fluted column supports. ...
216 South Stone: is a Victorian design that has not been greatly modified. Notice the complicated roofline and full wrap around porch with full classical column supports
230 South Stone: is a vernacular modified Prairie house that also has not been altered much over the years. It is set well back in six lots. As designed by C.F. Jobson, the House had six rooms on the first floor, three bedrooms on the secon... Read more
315 South Stone: is an example of the Bungalow style and appears very much as it did when first constructed. Notable are the exposed rafter that ends in eaves and the triangular knee braces in the front gable.
329 South Stone: is the Herbert S. Darlington home and is late Victorian Style. The north side of the house once included a tower and a porch. Mr. Darlington was a Village trustee from 1885-1888 and Village President from 1907 to 1909. ...
344 South Stone is a fine example of the late Victorian style. Note the narrow windows with arches and the U-shaped porch. Note the rounded Italianate windows on the second floor and the elongated parlor windows. L.L. Bassford, who once own... Read more
414 South Stone: is an example of the vernacular based on the stick style, which is a variation of the Queen Anne. Characteristic of this style is the sunburst motif. Also look for decorative wood panels, transom windows, and the window cro... Read more
423 South Stone: demonstrates many of the elements of the Queen Anne, including fishscales; tall, narrow windows; and complicated facades and floorlines. This house also shows the style’s wide porch and elaborate railing. An outstanding d... Read more
436 South Stone: is a revival home once owned by Sideny Gorham, a prominent resident of the past. Of interest are the full front porch with unusual square fluted Ionic piers, fluted Corinthian pilaster corner boards, and fluted Corinthian c... Read more
440 South Waiola is a fine example of the Queen Anne style. Note the decorative shingled beltcourse between the first and second floors
424 South Waiola is a bungalow with leaded windows which has stayed much the same as it was when built. The projecting front enclosed portico is of particular interest.
405 South Waiola is the I.A. Bennett House. Mr. Bennett was a manufacturing agent in Chicago. This Victorian/Queen Anne features a sunburst panel motif in the front gable and the porch gable.
338 South Waiola: is a version of the American Foursquare style which was typical of Chicago suburban homes built between 1910 and 1930. Its large porch across the front is further accented by an unusually large front door. It was to this h... Read more
333 South Waiola is a vernacular Prairie-type house which borrowed such design elements as the pediment and columns at the front door from traditional styles. Notice the use of simple lattice leaded windows throughout. ...
324 South Waiola demonstrates Wrightian horizontal lines combined with basic Victorian plan. Notice the unusual shaping of the stucco, porch, and driveway canopy.
320 South Waiola exhibits the fishscales, complicated roof lines, and wide L-shaped porch much as they were when this Victorian was built. Noted architectural details include decorative shingles and Palladian window in the front gable and t... Read more
317 South Waiola is a Victorian built by C.F. Jboson and 1910. F. Jobson was the original owner. Of interest is the circular window in the front gable.
301 South Waiola was designed for J. Lyon by C.F. Jobson c 1910. It is an example of the Prairie style. Note the decorative strips on the facade and the decorations at the windows of the front and side entries. The striking window treatment... Read more
300 South Waiola is the H.B. Kilgour house. It is a vernacular house which combines the symmetry and columns of the classical with Victorian elements such as the ornamental railing and porch. Mr. Kilgour was a Village trustee from 1908-1910... Read more
232 South Waiola was built c1873 by David Lyman who was the son-in-law of F.D. Cossitt. It is an excellent example of the classical revival style. Notice the columns, terra cotta roof, and decorations over the first floor windows. It was or... Read more
231 South Waiola is the C.W. Northrup house. Mr. Northrup was township collector, Village trustee from 1887-1890, Village clerk from 1892-1896, and an original director of the La Grange State Bank. The house was occupied in the early 1880... Read more
221 South Waiola was the home of Village president Charles A. Moses. He was President from 1894-1895 and from 1899-1901. This vernacular home features arched windows on the first floor facade and French doors with pseudo balconies on the se... Read more
220 South Waiola was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley. Mrs. Stanley was the daughter of Dr. Ludwig, who lived next door. The home was also owned by the Dallach family. Mrs. Dallach was valedictorian of the first graduating class of LTHS in ... Read more
211 South Waiola was built in 1892, after its original owner, Mr. White, selected the design he d esired from a catalogue. Queen Anne style window muntins are incorporated throughout. The house was also owned by Henry Noble Cooper when he m... Read more
200 South Waiola is the Pike House, designed in 1913 by C.F. Jobson. F.J. Pike was President of the Chicago Board of Health. It was later owned by William Schnute, a Village trustee and prominent orthopedic surgeon. Of particular note are t... Read more
141 South Waiola is a Victorian whose modified turret, decorative details, and elaborate front porch with columns have not been greatly altered.
131 South Waiola is a good example of the shingle style. Notice the fishscales, interesting windows at the third floor, and decorative windows at the front door.
116 South Waiola is another lovely example of the Victorian style. Details include a two-storey square tower at the cross section of the gables, the banding on the second floor, and the fishscaled beltcourse between the first and second flo... Read more
109 South Waiola was the home of the children of George O. Pratt, who lived at 222 South Spring. This Victorian remains largely as it was when constructed in 1896. Of particular beauty is the arched Romanesque partial porch made from rustic... Read more
102 South Waiola, the last home on this tour, is another example of a fine Victorian house which has undergone little alteration. Notice the window with the “Bull’s Eye” molding motif.

 

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