Developer who targeted Prairie Style homes in Wilmette may rethink plans
From tomorrow's print editionBy John P. HustonTribune reporterA Schaumburg-based developer who had initially intended to demolish two Prairie-style homes in Wilmette, one of which preservationist say has a direct tie to Frank Lloyd Wright, said he is rethinking his plans.George Hausen is under contract to buy the adjoining lots at 1318 and 1320 Isabella Street in the North Shore suburb. On one lot sits a home designed in 1927 by John Van Bergen, a former associate of Wright. On the other is a 594-square-foot cottage that preservationists say was designed...
Published By: Cityscapes - Tuesday, 21 February
