17 Nov extensive visual record of the h. earl hoover estate (1925) made prior to its impending demolition

demolition in glencoe on the horizon.

images from a visual record i made of the sprawling estate of h. earl hoover (nephew of william h. hoover), who purchased the land in 1922 and commissioned architect william furst of armstrong, furst and tilton to design the tudor style mansion and outbuildings (e.g., stable, greenhouse, etc.) completed in 1925.

with the exception of the original brick pier or gate posts (accentuated with hand-carved bedford limestone full-figured panels and ball finials), the mansion, outbuildings and surrounding land will be cleared to make way for the “forest edge” subdivision, consisting of 27 houses built on the 10-acre site.

i was invited by the developer to evaluate the estate and identify both interior and exterior salvageable architectural features dating from the time the estate was built in 1925.

more on what i found, with descriptive analysis (e.g., materials, methods, finishes, fabricators, condition), will be included in a future blog post.

exterior:

interior:

images courtesy of the bldg. 51 archive.