Related Records

1. 710 East Scranton - 710 Scranton. This cottage was built by the Women's Christian Temperance Union for Francis Willard, who spent time in Lake Bluff during the Camp Meeting era. Demolished in 2001.

   Slide #472 710 Scranton c. 1930

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. 713 East Prospect Avenue - Email between Frances Swaine and Janet Nelson, Curator for the Lake Bluff History Museum regarding 713 East Prospect Avenue. Swaine is asking for the history of the home. Nelson replies that it is one of the original Camp Meeting cottages that fronted the Methodist tabernacle and was owned by William Foster and his wife Gladys Foster.

   713 E Prospect Ave

   Record Type: Archive

   
3. 713 Prospect Ave. - Robert Anderson

   House sketch of 713 East Prospect Avenue

   Record Type: Object

   
4. Campground Cottage - Family standing in front of a Campground Cottage, negatives included

   Photo 2038

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Cottage sitting room - Sitting room of a Lake Bluff cottage

   Cottage sitting room

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Country Cottage - William P. Henderson

   Country Cottage - Lake Bluff circa 1913.

   Record Type: Object

   
7. Letter to John Griffith from Louis Swift - Letter to John Griffith from Louis Swift regarding Mr. W. J. O'Neill putting gutters and down spouts on Miss Judson's cottage at a cost of $80. According to the 1920 census Miss Judson was living in Lake Forest. Judson was also superintendent of the Lake Bluff Orphanage. John Griffith was part of Griffith, Grant and Lackie, one of the oldest real estate firms on the north shore.

   Record Type: Archive

   
8. Park Ave. Lake Bluff - Sepia photograph showing cottages on Park Avenue (Park Place).

   Postcard #153 Park Ave.

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Simpson, north from Ravine Ave. - Black & white photograph of Simpson looking north from Ravine.

   Simpson North from Ravine Ave.

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Tin Cottages Lake Bluff - Black & white photograph of "tin cottages" with message on front. Message is from Daisy. Postmark 1907.

    Post 252 Tin Cottages

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Two people sitting on a porch - Two people sitting on a porch of a early cottage in Lake Bluff with a white dog on the walkway.

    A man sitting on the steps of a front porch

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Women's Club continues LB library support - An article by Phyllis Mount, one of the few that references the formation of the library in 1919. The article also mentions poet W. N. Roundy as the originator and first donor of books to the library. Not only did the library have support of the Women's Club, the article describe various other support from children in town. A contemporary photograph of the cottage or the Graham Munch building / pharmacy is shown.

    Women's Club continues LB library support

    Record Type: Archive