Name/Title
Rookwoods Aerial PhotographEntry/Object ID
2022.3.1Description
Aerial photo of Rookwoods, the Helen Culver Estate, taken in 1962 by the Chicago Aerial Survey.
Year built: 1899
Architect: Pond & Pond
Original owner: Helen Culver
Helen Culver purchased 40 acres on Waukegan Road from the McGlennin family in 1899, making her one of the first estate owners west of the Skokie, before the Armours popularized the area. The irregular red-brick mansion, in the English Arts and Crafts style, overlooks the prairie to the west. Culver’s nephew Charles Hull Ewing was the second owner. Joseph Krakora and his family lived at 1080 Ashlawn from 1977-2020. Krakora is the father of the donor, Janice Krakora-Looby..Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Album, PhotographNomenclature Primary Object Term
AlbumNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
