Edison Park, Chicago
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| 7017 N. Osceola, Chicago. |
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| Sears Clyde from the 1921 Modern Homes catalog. |
This Sears Clyde in the Edison Park neighborhood was built about 1922. It's a close match to the catalog illustration. The bedroom adjacent to the chimney has been bumped out.
Des Plaines
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| 635 Arlington Ave., Des Plaines. |
The county says this Clyde in Des Plaines was built in 1921. The floor plan is reversed and the front door has been moved. These changes were not a big deal--Sears often did not charge for a reversed floor plan and the front door opened directly into the living room so it was not important where it was located.
I believe the original owners were Albert and Anna Reck. Albert worked as a machinist, and they bred Corneaux pigeons (probably in the backyard). The house address was originally 629 Arlington. The Recks owned the house until at least 1954.
1 comment:
Very neat, Lara. That extra porch pillar always makes me smile. What in the world were they thinking?
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