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1. 666 Maple Avenue - A black and white photo of 666 Maple Avenue taken around 1963. Known as the Cloes House, 666 Maple was built in 1886 by Benjamin Cloes with bricks from the Cloes brickyard. In the early 1900s Reuben Miller bought the house from, who farmed Judge Blodgett's farm, now known as Crab Tree Farm for more than 20 years. Reuben's daughter, Emily Miller lived in the house until she died in 1960. Bob and Nancy Davis purchased the house around 1963.

   666 Maple Avenue

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2. 666 Maple Avenue - A black and white photo of 666 Maple Avenue taken around 1963. Known as the Cloes House, 666 Maple was built in 1886 by Benjamin Cloes with bricks from the Cloes brickyard. In the early 1900s Reuben Miller bought the house from, who farmed Judge Blodgett's farm, now known as Crab Tree Farm for more than 20 years. Reuben's daughter, Emily Miller lived in the house until she died in 1960. Bob and Nancy Davis purchased the house around 1963.

   666 Maple Avenue

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. 666 Maple Avenue - A black and white photo of 666 Maple Avenue taken around 1963. Known as the Cloes House, 666 Maple was built in 1886 by Benjamin Cloes with bricks from the Cloes brickyard. In the early 1900s Reuben Miller bought the house from, who farmed Judge Blodgett's farm, now known as Crab Tree Farm for more than 20 years. Reuben's daughter, Emily Miller lived in the house until she died in 1960. Bob and Nancy Davis purchased the house around 1963.

   666 Maple Avenue

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. 982 North Sheridan Road - An Architectural and Historic Survey of the estates of Lake Bluff completed in 2008 982 North Sheridan Road Crab Tree Farm Originally owned by Judge Henry W. Blodgett (1821-1905), Grace and Scott Durand purchased the 265 acre property in 1906 and began running a dairy farm. In 1911, Solon S. Beman designed the steel and concrete farm buildings. In 1926-28, the Durand's sold 11 acres on Lake Michigan to William McCormick and Helen Bowen Blair, and the Blair's hired David Adler to design their home and out buildings.

   Lb982nsheridanrd2037

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Autobiography of Henry W. Blodgett - Blodgett, Henry W.

   1906 Reprint of

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6. Crab Tree Farm - Sepia photograph of the silos located at Crab Tree Farm. The home and water tower are in the background.

   Crab Tree Farm

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Crab Tree Farm, Lake Bluff - Photo of Crab Tree Farm circa 1925. The farm was owned by Grace Durand who operated a dairy farm. Grace was well known for her modern methods of dairy farming. The building on the left was the Durand home. It burned in the 1980's. William McCormick Blair built the estate house on the lake.

   Crab Tree farm 1

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8. Exerpts from the Minute Book pertinent to Blodgett Avenue - Exerpts from the Minute Book pertinent to Blodgett Avenue, written by Elmer Vliet outlining improvements to East Blodgett Avenue, including citizens who argued for and against the grading and graveling of East Blodgett Avenue.

   Exerpts from the Minute Book pertinent to Blodgett Avenue

   Record Type: Archive

   
9. Henry Blodgett - Judge Henry Blodgett, born in Amherst, Massachusetts, lived in Waukegan, Illinois. However, he owned a 300+ acre farm north of Blodgett Ave, what is now known as Crab Tree Farm. Blodgett was active in the antislavery movement and the new Republican Party, He served in the Illinois House of Representatives and later in the Illinois Senate. 1939 Waukegan News Sun clipping recognizing the Blodgett home after over 100 years. Photograph of Blodgett. Elmer's notes pertaining to the life of Henry Blodgett including his contribution to the Milwaukee to Chicago rail line. Copy of obituary printed in the New York Times in 1905.

   Henry Blodgett

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10. Judge Henry Blodgett - Judge Henry Blodgett, born in Amherst, Massachusetts, lived in Waukegan, Illinois. However, he owned a 300+ acre farm north of Blodgett Ave, what is now known as Crab Tree Farm. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives and later in the Illinois Senate.

    Henry Blodgett

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11. Lake County Star "A Look at Lake Bluff" - Lake Forest High School Spring Concert Lake Bluff Junior High School An look at early Lake Bluff

    A Look at Lake Bluff

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12. Notes on 666 Maple Avenue - Notes on 666 Maple Avenue, possibly written by historian Janet Nelson, after reading the recollections of Grace Cloes, Ben Cloes's daughter and Emily Miller, Reuben Miller's daughter. The home was thought to have been built with bricks from the Cloes brickyard in 1886.

    Notes on 666 Maple Avenue

    Record Type: Archive