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1. 710 East Prospect Avenue - 710 East Prospect Avenue, known as Jungle Nook, was designed by Webster Tomlinson and built around 1905 for John Howard, one time president of Lake Bluff. Many later photos were taken by Albert Ackermann Jr. who lived in the house from May 1945 to 1979.

   710 E Prospect

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. 710 East Prospect Avenue - 710 East Prospect Avenue, known as Jungle Nook, was designed by Webster Tomlinson and built around 1905 for John Howard, one time president of Lake Bluff. Many of the later photos were taken by Albert Ackermann Jr. who lived in the house from May 1945 into the1970s,

   Slide #338 710 E Prospect John Howard

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. 710 East Prospect Avenue - 710 East Prospect Avenue, known as Jungle Nook, was designed by Webster Tomlinson and built around 1905 for John Howard, one time president of Lake Bluff. Many of the later photos were taken by Albert Ackermann Jr.who lived in the house from May 1945 into the 1970's

   710 East Prospect

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. 710 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. 710 East Prospect Avenue, known as Jungle Nook, was designed by Webster Tomlinson and built around 1905 for John Howard, one time president of Lake Bluff. Many of the later photos were taken by Albert Ackermann Jr. who lived in the house from May 1945 the1970s. Also included are Multiple Listing Sheets (MLS).

   710 East Prospect Avenue

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. 711 East Prospect Ave Wentworth's house - Color photo of the Wentworth house at 711 East Prospect Avenue with snow on the ground and icicles hanging from the roof of 710 East Prospect. Taken from 710 by Al Ackermann Jr., the photo also shows 713 East Prospect Avenue.

   711 East Prospect Ave Wentworth's house

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Albert Ackermann - A man sitting on the sidewalk sharpening a mower blade. On Reverse: In 1959 one of the last of his kind, a man with a sharpening cart toured Lake Bluff. Here Nancy (left) and Jean Ackermann of 710 East Prospect Avenue, Lake Bluff, watch him sharpen their dad's push mower on the front public sidewalk. The home located at 710 was known as Jungle Nook and was once owned by John Howard, former Village president.

   Albert Ackermann

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Henry Webster Tomlinson: An Investigation of the Architect and His Work. - Clarke, Vanessa Balbach

   2018

   Record Type: Library

   
8. John Howard - Photograph portrait of John Howard, former Lake Bluff Village President (1909-1913). Contains a typed note on the back: "John Howard lived at 710 East Prospect Avenue. As Village President, he was responsible for Lake Bluff's first 4th of July Parade in 1911."

   John Howard

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Jungle Nook - Color photo of Jungle Nook, 710 East Prospect Avenue, taken by former owner Al Ackermann. He and his wife Eleanor lived at 710 from 1945 to 1979. Al worked for Abbott Labs for 42 years (1937-1979).

   Jungle Nook

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Residence of John Howard Lake Bluff - Sepia photograph of 710 East Prospect Avenue. Message on back from Daisy. Postmarked 1913 "Jungle Nook" 710 E. Prospect, known as Jungle Nook, was designed by Webster Tomlinson and built around 1905 for John Howard, one time president of Lake Bluff. Many of the later photos were taken by Albert Ackermann who lived in the house from May 1945 into the1970's

    Post 248 Residence of John Howard

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Vera Haines Flach Photo Album - This series of seven photo pages (not bound) compiled by Vera Flach for her mother, to remind her of our dear old town. A black and white photo of Jungle Nook. Caption reads Let's just go back and walk down Prospect. Here's the old Howard house and Lyon's beyond. Harry Lyon and John Howard lived at 700 ? East Prospect Avenue and 710 East Prospect Avenue respectively. 710 was called Jungle Nook. Vera Haines Flach is the granddaughter of Dr. Jervice Evans, president of Hedding College who also headed the Lake Bluff Camp Meeting's cultural programs and owned part of the summer home at 456 Sunrise Avenue. The Honeywell's owned the other half of the home.

    John Howard house

    Record Type: Photo