660 Pine Street
Gazette Article by: Nan Greenough
Appeared in the Gazette: Spring 2010
One of the most distinctive houses in Winnetka stands at 660 Pine Street. It started out as a 1905 Arts and Crafts design by highly regarded architect W.C. Zimmerman (this is documented in the December 3, 1904 issue of The American Contractor magazine). Zimmerman also served as State Architect for Illinois, designing the Illinois Supreme Court Building and a number of buildings for Illinois universities, including on the flagship campus at Champaign-Urbana.
http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=271 · Jul 27, 13:12
Record Year for Preservation Awards
Gazette Article by: Courtney Jennings
Appeared in the Gazette: Fall 2009
It was a very good year for preservation in Winnetka! On June 16, at the Village Council Meeting, the Winnetka Landmark Preservation Commission named eight Winnetka properties winners of Preservation Awards. The Preservation Awards Program honors construction or reconstruction projects in the Village that help to preserve the history and character of Winnetka.
http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=260 · Nov 30, 14:29
140 Sheridan Road
Gazette Article by: Laurie Petersen
Appeared in the Gazette: Fall 2009
Designed by Mayo and Mayo in 1925, the Felix Lowy House at 140 Sheridan Road is one of Winnetka’s most formal examples of the popular Tudor Revival style. The design takes its inspiration from grand Elizabethan manor houses and is symmetrical and imposing rather than rambling and picturesque.
http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=259 · Nov 30, 14:10
455 Birch Street
Gazette Article by: Cindy Fuller
Appeared in the Gazette: Summer 1994
http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=121 · Mar 12, 15:39
698 Blackthorn Lane
Gazette Article by: Susan Curry
Appeared in the Gazette: Spring/Summer 2006
If walls could speak, the Stanton House could tell tales of high society from the Roaring ‘20s on through the war years: a litany of debutantes, equestrian and charity balls, and great gestures of community service.
http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=224 · Jan 18, 20:45
Houses on Wheels - Yesterday and Today
Gazette Article by: Bill Pierce
Appeared in the Gazette: Spring/Summer 2000
In 1917, Anita Willets-Burnham of Winnetka was the proud owner of a log house that was already nearly 100 years old. Although pleased with her historic home, she decided to move…the house.
http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=215 · Jan 3, 18:44
1407 Tower Road
Gazette Article by: Cindy Fuller
Appeared in the Gazette: Spring/Summer 2000
Is the home located at 1407 Tower Road a log cabin or a log house? And what is the difference? As Winnetka’s oldest building and a reminder of the earliest settlers of our town, this structure deserves to be referred to by the correct title!
http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=213 · Jan 3, 18:01
645 Sheridan Road
Gazette Article by: Cindy Fuller
Appeared in the Gazette: Fall 1999
The house at 645 Sheridan Road is a stately, gracious reminder of lakefront living from the turn of the century. Constructed in about 1902, its Classical Revival proportions and details reflect a grand lifestyle enjoyed by many of its owners.
http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=205 · Dec 27, 17:24
Burnham Log House: 170 Years of Living
Appeared in the Gazette: Summer 1999
The Winnetka Historical Society has been given the unique opportunity to preserve and share with the community the Burnham log house – considered to be the oldest building in Cook County.
http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=199 · Dec 27, 14:39
"B" is for Burnham Log House
Gazette Article by: Trish Early
Appeared in the Gazette: Fall 1995
Winnetka’s oldest structure is located on one of the busiest roads in the village, yet goes unnoticed by most passersby. Hidden among the trees, this small log house at the corner of Tower and Vernon exemplifies the life-style of the early settlers of our community.
http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=170 · Dec 24, 16:37