Related Records

1. Alterations to Lake Bluff Library - Original copy of alterations to Lake Bluff Library, 40 Scranton Avenue, Lake Bluff, Illinois. Compiled by William E. Bergmann, Architect. 5 Sylvan Road, Lake Bluff, Illinois Includes: - Alternatives - Instructions to Bidders - Supplementary General Condition - General Contractor's Work - Excavation and Backfilling

   Doc 197

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2. Alterations to Lake Bluff Public Library - Original copy of alterations to Lake Bluff Library, 40 Scranton Avenue, Lake Bluff, Illinois. Compiled by William E. Bergmann, Architect. 5 Sylvan Road, Lake Bluff, Illinois Includes: - Concrete Work - Structural Steel and Miscellaneous Metals - Carpentry Work

   Doc 197A

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3. Architect Balfour Lanza - A video featuring Lake Bluff architect Balfour Lanza

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4. Architect Harry Weese: Known by the City He Keeps - Chicago Tribune Tribute to Architect Harry Weese featuring Weese on the Cover of the Newspaper

   Doc 3219

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5. Article from "Frank Lloyd Wright to 1910" - Article with reference to Henry Webster Tomlinson, Architect for Lake Bluff's Village Hall, in "Frank Lloyd Wright to 1910" by Grant Carpenter Mason. Published by Reinhold Publishing Co., 1958.

   Doc 2224

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6. Charles Frost - In 1889 Charles Sumner Frost partnered his Chicago architecture company with Alfred Granger's. They were brother-in-laws who both married a daughter of a prominent Chicago resident, Martin Hughitt, President of the Chicago and North Western Railroad. the Frost & Granger firm designed many stations for the Chicago and North Western Railroad, including Lake Bluff's train station. The Frost & Granger firm is also responsible for designing Navy Pier. Biography of the Frost & Granger firm Photocopy of Charles Frost's portrait

   Frost & Granger Bio

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7. Consultant Advises No New Village Hall - Newspaper article in which an architect recommends renovation instead of new Village Hall

   Doc 2197

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8. Email Correspondence Between Janet Nelson and Gordon Maher - Email correspondence between Gordon Maher and Janet Nelson regarding information about an art deco style home built near Shoreacres by famous Chicago architect Philip Brooks Maher.

   Email Correspondence Between Janet Nelson and Gordon Maher

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9. Frank Lloyd Wright - American Master - Xerox article printed June 29, 2005 - brief biography of Frank Lloyd Wright and description of different buildings he designed Also sketch and floor plan of Angster Residence, dated 1911

   Frank Lloyd Wright - American Master

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10. Historic Preservation Assessment - Historic preservation assessment for 230 N. Mayflower Rd, designed by architect Balfour Ames Lanza who is recognized for using a "Late Prairie" architectural style. His office, which he desidned, was located on Scranton and Oak in Lake Bluff. Four homes in Lake Bluff are designed by Lanza.

    Historic Preservation Assessment

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11. Items Concerning the Lake Bluff Village Hall and its Architect, Henry Webster Tomlinson - Items Concerning the Lake Bluff Village Hall and its Architect, Henry Webster Tomlinson Topics Include: - Retaining Tomlinson - Accepting of Gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Cornish - Village Hall Ceremony - Home to be Built for Mrs. Sherman - The Steinway Hall Group

    Doc 2223

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12. Letter from Elmer Vliet to Harry Weese - Letter from Elmer Vliet to Harry Weese praising Weese for his appraisal of Village Hall and the quality of its Architecture. Vliet lets Weese know that Webster Tomlinson was the architect behind these buildings. Eclosed is a document concerning Village Hall and Henry Webster Tomlinson and handwirrten notes by David Ritter dated January 25, 1991.

    Doc 3221

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13. Perkins and Will Named To Design L.B. Library - (1) Article titled "Perkins and Will Named To Design L.B. Library" details the location of the new library site, agreement terms, and sources of funding. (2) Article titles "Lake Bluff library board seeks architect" details the search and interviewing of 12 prospective architectural firms.

    Doc 241

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14. Philip B. Maher, Architect - Short biography of Philip Brooks Maher. Maher was born in 1894 in Kenilworth. He worked for his father's architecture firm at different times between 1914 and 1924, before establishing his own firm. Maher's buildings include the Glencoe Women's Club and the Farwell Building at 644 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago. In 1938, he designed his own home in Lake Bluff. Two years later, he was made a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Maher died in 1981. Short description of Maher's Lake Bluff home, built in the modern International Style. Includes a picture of the front of the house, and the floor plan.

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15. Plan Commission Meeting Minutes - Plan Commission Meeting Minutes Topics Include: - Watershed Implementation Plan - Architect's Feasibility Study - A Review of Plan Commission Activities - Minutes of Last Meeting for Review Attached (May 8, 1973)

    Doc 2226

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16. Section of Village Board Minutes - Section of Village Board Minutes Topics Include: - Excavate Center Ave to the new Subway - Retaining Aarchitect for Village Hall - Authorized Construction

    Doc 2222

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17. Site of Lake Bluff Community Church - A color photo showing the west side of Oak Street looking north towards East Scranton Avenue. The photo shows the location where an addition was built that became architect Balfour Lanza's office and is now the Lake Bluff Community Church, 117 East Scranton Avenue.

    Site of Lake Bluff Community Church

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18. Webster Tomlinson - Short biography of architect Webster Tomlinson, who designed the Lake Bluff Village Hall in 1904. Tomlinson's most famous building was the New Illinois State Penitentiary in Stateville, IL, which revolutionized prison design. Tomlinson was a member of "the Eighteen," a group of notable Chicago architects including Frank Lloyd Wright. Description of the New Illinois State Penitentiary, designed by Tomlinson.

    Webster Tomlinson

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