Thursday, May 23, 2013
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This week we're featuring one home from the Western Springs Historical Society's House Walk.
The Western Springs Historical Society's House Walk was Sunday, May 19, and this week we'll be featuring one of the homes each day. The event put the spotlight on local homes that are "historic or soon-to-be historic." Local businesses helped create the tablescapes and flowers throughout the homes, which were showcased by many volunteers. Today we feature the Medema house at 4524 Lawn Ave., with my thoughts and some from the Historical Society: This was the most interesting home on the tour because of the inspiration it drew from famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The day before this house walk, I did the Wright Plus house tour in Oak Park and learned a lot about him and the Prairie style. Owners Mike and Meg Medema dreamed about …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
This week we're featuring one home from the Western Springs Historical Society's House Walk. Today we feature the Stevens home, which features a beautiful loggia.
The Western Springs Historical Society's House Walk was Sunday, May 19, and this week we'll be featuring one of the homes each day. The event put the spotlight on local homes that are "historic or soon-to-be historic." Local businesses helped create the tablescapes and flowers throughout the homes, which were showcased by many volunteers. Today we feature the Stevens house at 4833 Grand Ave. This home featured my favorite single feature of the house walk: a three-season loggia with blue stone flooring, a fireplace and a television that leads out to a patio area and a grill. It seems perfect to sit outside on a breezy summer night or even a rainy day. Dan and Teresa had the home built in 2009, but the Pennsylvania Granite on the exterior …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
This week we're featuring one home from the Western Springs Historical Society's House Walk. Today we feature the Hamor home, which was originally built by the current owner's aunt and uncle and features a chair of President Harding's.
The Western Springs Historical Society's House Walk was Sunday, May 19, and this week we'll be featuring one of the homes each day. The event put the spotlight on local homes that are "historic or soon-to-be historic." Local businesses helped create the tablescapes and flowers throughout the homes, which were showcased by many volunteers. Today we feature the Hamor house at 5041 Woodland. This classic two-story brick home, originally built in 1955 as a ranch, was completely redesigned in 2011. Purchased in 1997 by Doug and Maureen Hamor, it's been in the family since it was built by Doug's aunt and uncle. This home was the gathering place for many family reunions when Doug was growing up. The home's entry features a light-filled two-…
Monday, May 20, 2013
This week we're featuring one home from the Western Springs Historical Society's House Walk. Today we feature the Schuster home, which has a beautiful fireplace and light everywhere, including the basement.
The Western Springs Historical Society's House Walk was Sunday, May 19, and this week we'll be featuring one of the homes each day. The event put the spotlight on local homes that are "historic or soon-to-be historic." Local businesses helped create the tablescapes and flowers throughout the homes, which were showcased by many volunteers. Today we feature the Schuster house at 5104 Ellington Ave., my overall favorite along the tour because of its open and light-filled floor plan and its beautiful four-season porch. The Schusters have lived in Western Springs for a while but wanted to downsize after their son, Danny, left for college. Although this is a downsize, the open spaces, large windows and abundant storage make it a nice living …
Monday, May 13, 2013
Every week Patch profiles a luxury home for sale in the La Grange, La Grange Park and Western Springs area.
Address: 131 S. Waiola Ave., La Grange Cost: $1.249 million Bedrooms: 5 Baths: 3.5 Square feet: 4,000 Year built: 1904 Days on Zillow: 95 This historic home sits on two and a half lots and has been completely renovated. It features a large back yard and multiple fireplaces. See more photos of this home on Zillow.com.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
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Monday, May 6, 2013
Every week Patch profiles a luxury home for sale in the La Grange, La Grange Park and Western Springs area.
Address: 5301 Lawn Ave., Western Springs Cost: $1.299 million Bedrooms: 5 Baths: 5 Square feet: 4,282 Year built: 2008 Days on Zillow: 4 This Prairie style home has an incredibly modern look and a wonderful, open floor plan. There are plenty of windows to let the sun in. See more photos of this home on Zillow.com.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
New data released this week shows Chicago area home prices fell 0.8 percent in February.
In February, Chicago-area home prices dropped for the sixth straight month according to new data released this week by S&P/Case-Shiller. The data reflects single-family home prices fell 0.8 percent in February compared with January. However, Chicago area home sales prices were up 5.1 percent compared with Feb. 2012, which is the second smallest year-to-year increase after New York in a 20-city index provided by S&P/Case-Shiller, reported Crain's Chicago Business. “Home prices continue to show solid increases across all 20 cities,” said David M. Blitzer, chairman of the Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices, in a statement. “The 10- and 20-city composites recorded their highest annual growth rates since May 2006.” Local prices are down …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Every week Patch profiles a luxury home for sale in the La Grange, La Grange Park and Western Springs area.
Address: 134 Sunset Ave., La Grange Cost: $999,000 Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 4 Square feet: 3,416 Year built: 1925 First listed: Sept. 27, 2012 This single-family home features two master suites, hardwood floors throughout and a private deck on the second level. The back yard is spacious and has a deck, and there's also a first-floor den and second-floor laundry. See more photos of this home on Zillow.com.
Joseph R. Martan
11:14 am on Thursday, May 16, 2013
Why does it seem that more McMansions and oversized monstrosities are for sale than other smaller homes? And why are the developers still building oversized houses inappropriate for the lot size and the neighborhood (with the Village's blessing)? Just wondering. more ›