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    707 Central Ave., Wilmette, was the residence of Mary Elizabeth Ward Springer and her family after the death of her husband, Civil War veteran and Wilmette Village President, Milton C. Springer, in 1890...

    The address of this house on Sheridan Rd., Wilmette, was originally identified as 2929 Sheridan Rd. It is now known as 336 Sheridan Rd. The original owner was Philetus W. Gates...

    The address of this house on Sheridan Rd., Wilmette, was originally identified as 2929 Sheridan Rd. It is now known as 336 Sheridan Rd. The original owner was Philetus W. Gates...

    Note the "Indian Trail Tree" in the photograph. The address of this house on Sheridan Rd., Wilmette, was originally identified as 2929 Sheridan Rd. It is now known as 336 Sheridan Rd. The original owner was Philetus W. Gates...

    The address of this house on Sheridan Rd., Wilmette, was originally identified as 2929 Sheridan Rd. It is now known as 336 Sheridan Rd. The original owner was Philetus W. Gates. Note the automobile in the circular drive...

    The address of this house on Sheridan Rd., Wilmette, was originally identified as 2929 Sheridan Rd. It is now known as 336 Sheridan Rd. The original owner was Philetus W. Gates...

Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 9 Oct 1913, p. 3     Photographs of large houses and scenic spots in and around Ravinia taken from the First Book of the North Shore and the Second Book of the North Shore by Marian A. White ...

Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 15 Jan 1914, p. 6     Photograph of home of Mrs. C. F. Mather Smith, Circle Avenue, Highland Park; Home of Mr. Benjamin F. Demuth, Highland Park; Home of Mr. Frank L. Wean, corner Ravine and Forest Avenue, Highland Park Quality of photograph is poor on microfilm...

Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 15 Jan 1914, p. 3     Photographs of The Moraine, Sheridan Road, Highland Park and Sylvan Dells, home of Mr. Henry B. Clarke, Central Avenue, Highland Park ...

    106 6th [sixth] Ave., Wilmette, was the home of civil war veteran, John Andrew Hood, from about 1919-1939. Image obtained from the Cook County Assessor's website...

Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 14 Sep 1923, p. 6     727 Linden Ave., residence of Mrs. J. W. Rush, was built ten years ago. Robert Ray, designer of the house, is also a resident of Wilmette. Mrs. Rush also owns a wooded country home across from the Glenview Golf Club. Photograph of the J. W. Rush House, 727 Linden Ave., ...

    On reverse: Looking down [south] 10th from 10th and Lake. [Lyman M.] Drake home1950."

    On reverse: Looking down [east] Lake from 10th and Lake. [Lyman M.] Drake home in the foreground 1950."

    In pencil,on the reverse, "Old Joy house." In ink "Where ?"

    In pencil on reverse, "Old Vanderkloot house, 435 Lake Ave., 1965"

Stephanie Fosnight, Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 4 Jan 2007, A1, A9     Full article available at Wilmette Public Library.

Stephanie Fosnight, Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 5 Apr 2007, A5, A7     More houses feature a wet bar with wine cooler and sink, to entertain friends. Comments by Peter Knobel of the Wilmette company Kitchens & Baths by Knobel. Carl G. Knobe, Peter Knobel's father, started the business in 1933. Meg Maris and her husband Steve, a young Wilmette couple, runs North ...

    This frame house was owned by Francis Irving Jacobs, Civil War veteran, from 1894-1909...

    This frame house the residence of Francis Irving Jacobs, Civil War veteran, from 1910-1914...

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 10 May 2007, D1     Six special homes will be exhibited on the Winnetka Woman's Club annual Housewalk May 17. Photo Floral designer Sabine De La Panouse adnd Margie Johnsson, co-chair of the housewalk, both of Winnetka; floral designer Juliet Sizemore, and past housewalk chairs Marion Titterton and Marsha Roe, all of Winnetka; not shown: ...