219 East Third Street

1887

130 East Third Street

1892

Demolished

122 East Third Street

1883

118 East Third Street

1917

Demolished

317 East First Street

1888

8 East Third Street

1889

414 East First Street

1904

Demolished

306 East First Street

1890

230 East First Street

1898

142 East First Street

1869

130 East First Street

1875

241 East First Street

1887

Demolished

241 East First Street was built in 1887 for Robert and Mary Clarke, who named their home “Fairlawn,” and designed by architect “G. Isaacson” (Gabriel Isaacson). The residence in the Robbins Park Historic District was placed on the Hinsdale Historical Society’s Register of Historic Structures in 1988 before its demolition three decades later.

Fairlawn

244 East First Street

1893

Demolished

244 East First Street was built in 1893. It was a rare Chicago example of work done by the prestigious architectural firm Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, of Boston. The firm was known for their commercial and institutional buildings including the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Public Library. The home was built for Carrie Mitchell—yes, her name alone was on the deed—wife of George H. Mitchell, the president of the Mitchell Granite Company. The residence was designated as a Historic Landmark by the Village of Hinsdale Board of Trustees in 2002 and placed on the Hinsdale Historical Society’s Register of Historic Buildings in 1993, just over three decades before it was demolished.