Name/Title
1275 Waukegan Rd. Decorators' Show House BookletEntry/Object ID
2025.2.1Description
Table of Contents:
Decorators' Show House Committees
Appreciations
Benefactors
Floor Plan
The Park Ridge School for Girls
"Old Stones"
Drawing Room
Bar Alcove
Living Room
Dining and Breakfast Room
Kitchen
First Bedroom
Powder Room and Baths
Second Bedroom
Master Bedroom and Dressing Room
Guest House
School Committees
Booklet is largely structured to give a brief tour of the property, also known as "Old Stones", and features a mix of photographs and custom drawings/renderings of the rooms. With each image is a short description of the room, or the thought behind the design.Context
The Decorators' Show House was a fundraising event put on by and for the Park Ridge School for Girls, which was a private charitable alternate education program for girl between the ages of twelve to eighteen. The interior of the houses were decorated by members of the American Institute of Interior Design.
At the time of the house's showing, it was owned by Mr. and Mrs. George Derderian.
