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1. 231 East Prospect - 231 East Prospect

   231 East Prospect

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2. 231 East Prospect - 231 East Prospect Avenue Constructed after 1917. An owner bought the plans and constructed the house, much like the Sears kit houses.

   231 East Prospect

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3. 231 East Prospect 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. 231 East Prospect Avenue The house has always been known as a Frank Lloyd Wright design, produced by American System Bungalow. However, through further investigation, is has been determined that the house is not a Wright built structure. The home was built after May in 1917 for summer rental by William J. Vanderkloot who lived across the street and owned several other properties in the neighborhood. It was sold to two sisters, Ida and Grace McElwain, who also rented it out during the summer season. (Source: Frank Lloyd Wright Field Guide: Metrochicago Vol. 2 1997.)

   231 East Prospect Avenue

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4. Frank Lloyd Wright's Chicago - O'Gorman, Thomas J.

   2004

   Record Type: Library

   
5. The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion - Storrer, William Allin

   1993

   Record Type: Library

   
6. Vanderkloot-McEwain House - A comparison of the Vanderkloot-McEwain House and Frank Lloyd Wright's American System-Built Homes. This study examines the house at 231 East Prospect Avenue, long to be thought Wright's American System-Built Homes Model C3. It has been determinged, after more recent examination, that this is not a Wright house. "The house may have begun as a kit of materials for an American System-Built Home - possibly a Model C3." If the house was built as that model, it has since been altered.

   A comparison of the Vanderkloot-McEwain House Pg.1

   Record Type: Archive