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1. 610 - 700 East Center Avenue - Three houses: 610 East Center Avenue 616 East Center Avenue 700 East Center Avenue

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2. 700 Center Marion Claire Weber - 700 East Center Avenue, former home of Marion Claire Weber

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3. 700 East Center - 700 East Center Second renovation

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4. 700 East Center Avenue - 700 East Center Avenue. Home of Marion Claire Cook Weber.

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5. 700 East Center Avenue - An Architectural and Historic Survey of the Camp Meeting Area of Lake Bluff that was completed in 1998. Additional information about the property is available at the Lake Bluff History Museum. 700 East Center Avenue See also: Photo 2651 for a house formerly on the northeast corner of Center and Maple. Included are Multiple Listing Sheets (MLS)

   700 East Center Avenue

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6. 700 East Center Avenue (Interior) Marion Claire Weber house - 700 East Center Avenue (Interior) Marion Claire Weber house

   Interior 700 E. Center

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7. Center Ave. Lake Bluff - Black & white photograph of 700 Center known as the Cook House and was also the home of Marion Claire Weber, opera star.

   Postcard #109 Center Avenue

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8. History of Grace Church - Documents giving a comprehensive history of the Grace United Methodist Church, starting in 1887.

   Doc 2039

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9. H. W. Cook residence - Black & white photograph of 535 East Center. Horace Cook house.

   H. W. Cook's Residence

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10. Letter from W.M.C. Foster to Carl Rodenhausen - Letter from W.M.C. Foster to Carl Rodenhausen regarding a change in date for the Plan Commission Committee Meeting. The original date for the meeting was February 21st, but a few people agree April would be a better month to hold the meeting as wealthy members would be back in town and they would be more amenable to give pledges to the Committee.

    Doc 2517

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11. Letters From W.M.C. Foster - Individual letters From W.M.C. Foster sent to Mrs. H.C. Angster, Horace Wright Cook, Ben Lowenmeyer, O. R. Henkel, Robert W. King, Harry Muir, and William. A. Witt, enclosing a list of the pledges for the Lake Bluff Plan Commission. The attached list of pledges contains Names, Addresses, and Pledge Amount.

    Doc 2491

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12. Letter to A.W. Jenkisson from W.M.C. Foster - Letter to A.W. Jenkisson from W.M.C. Foster attaching a letter that Foster sent to Mrs. Angster, which he forwarded to Horace Wright Cook. The letter also goes on to talk about the pledges that people have given to the Plan Commission. The letter from Foster to Mrs. Angster details raising $5000 so that the Plan Commission can properly function. Additionally the letter talks about how the Plan Commission owes Jacob Crane $2500 for his work over a two year period.

    Doc 2514

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13. Marion Claire Weber - A Xerox obituary from the online Chicago Tribune, February 25, 1988 reporting the death Marion Claire Weber. A Xerox article from the online Waukegan News-Sun, June 16, 1921 announcing Marion's engagement to Wesley Behl, both of Lake Bluff. No date was mentioned for the wedding. Another A Xerox article from the online Chicago Tribune, January 22, 1929 announcing her marriage to Henry Weber, an assistant conductor. The two met while in Vienna. Marion Claire Cook Weber was an internationally known opera singer in the late 1920s and 1930s. In 1942, she sang in the Hollywood film Make a Wish. In 1942 she joined her husband, Henry Weber, in producing the Chicago Theater of the Air program on WGN radio. She was the daughter of Grace and Horace Cook and lived at 700 East Center Avenue.

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14. Marion Claire Weber returns home to Lake Bluff - A Xerox article from the Chicago Tribune announcing Marion Claire Weber's return to Lake Bluff to be beside her father, Horace Cook who is seriously ill. Weber canceled her contracts to sing in Monte Carlo and Bordeaux and returns home. Marion Claire Cook Weber was an internationally known opera singer in the late 1920s and 1930s. In 1942, she sang in the Hollywood film Make a Wish. In 1942 she joined her husband, Henry Weber, in producing the Chicago Theater of the Air program on WGN radio. She was the daughter of Grace and Horace Cook and lived at 700 East Center Avenue.

    Marion Claire Weber returns home to Lake Bluff

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15. Notes on questions of 7/16/75 - Notes on questions of 7/16/75 Questions from Elmer Vliet to Lieb Grost. Mentions many names of Lake Bluff citizens and houses. A summary of Vliet recollections begin on page 4.

    Notes on questions of 7/16/75 page 1

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16. Party like it's Nineteen-09 - This newsletter covers the history of the Pink Rabbit Ball in Lake Bluff while promoting its 100th anniversary celebration.

    Party like its Nineteen-09

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