Carved limestone address markers, set into the brick of homes across Chicago's western suburbs. $700 to $750 installed.
Towns we serve
Oak Park, IL — Oak Park has one of the densest collections of Prairie School and American Foursquare homes anywhere in the country, and the brick on those houses was chosen to last.
River Forest, IL — River Forest homes sit on wide lots with deep setbacks, which means the address has to be readable from farther back than in most suburbs.
Elmhurst, IL — Elmhurst is a mix: solid prewar brick on the older streets, and a steady wave of newer construction replacing it.
La Grange, IL — La Grange's historic district runs to Victorians and prewar brick, and the village takes its streetscape seriously.
La Grange Park, IL — La Grange Park is largely postwar brick, Georgians and ranches built when masonry was still the default.
Western Springs, IL — Western Springs, especially the Old Town district, is brick colonial and Tudor stock where the entry detailing is the point.
Brookfield, IL — Brookfield is bungalow country: brick, close-set, built mostly between the wars, with about 70 percent of the housing stock predating 1960.
Riverside, IL — Riverside is a National Historic Landmark, laid out by Frederick Law Olmsted, and its curving streets are genuinely hard to navigate for anyone delivering a package or answering a call.
Berwyn, IL — Berwyn has the largest concentration of Chicago bungalows of any city in the country, and about 82 percent of its housing was built before 1960.
Westchester, IL — Westchester is postwar brick Cape Cods and ranches with an unusually high owner-occupancy rate, near 91 percent, which means these are long-term owners rather than turnover.
Hinsdale, IL — Hinsdale's historic district holds substantial brick and stone homes where carved detail at the entry is expected rather than exceptional.