Today we feature a Sears Crescent in Lake Forest. It's concealed by trees on the outside, but is sunny and bright on the inside.
122 Wildwood Rd., Lake Forest. This Crescent had a gambrel roof added in 2000 when the upstairs was expanded. |
Sears Crescent. |
Original trellis. |
This is an authenticated Sears Crescent. The first owners, Alexander and Dolma Glover, took out a mortgage from Sears in 1930 for $6,500. Alexander was an Irish immigrant, and Dolma was born in America to Norwegian immigrants. He worked for the Lake Forest Park District.
Today, a trend in home design is clean, light interiors. With old houses, that means replacing historic millwork or painting it white. Click here to see a Crescent with its millwork in its original state. Photo from Realtor site. |
The Crescent came in two floor plans, and this house in Lake Forest is the larger one. Photo from Realtor site. |
This is technically the dining room. Photo from Realtor site. |
This was originally the front bedroom, now classified as a family room. Photo from Realtor site. |
This Crescent now has a European-style country kitchen. Photo from Realtor site. |
That's an original Sears door with its original Sears door hardware. Photo from Realtor site. |
This dine-in area off the kitchen was once the back bedroom. Photo from Realtor site. |
Photo from Realtor site. |
Photo from Realtor site. |
2 comments:
If you are ever interested in pics of an all original
crescent smaller model- we just bought one! Single owner since built. Nothing updated
Except fridge and range! All trim/windows/floors/sink/bathtub intact. It’s incredible!
Sure, just shoot me an email using the link in the upper right corner.
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