Last June, our son was married in Chicago at a place called The Grove. It is a state park near one of the airports and originally was a private home. One has to drive off a busy street up through a very winding road surrounded by trees. A couple who were both writers, built this wonderful large cottage with a great two story den with a large window at the one end. The wedding took place in the den with about a hundred people with violinists in the balcony playing wonderful sounds.
The place was planted well with good structural plants and lots of perennials. The photo of the Japanese maple was taken from inside a sun room looking out an old fashion picture window. I really like Japanese maples but where I live only one variety works and it has to be planted in just the right protected area. I haven't been brave enough to front a hundred dollars so I couldn't tell you the variety but a neighbor lady kept one alive for about four years. The one in the photo is planted so that it is protected from the north and west, perfect location.
I am an architecture buff and this house was a huge doll house with great features. I am going to go ahead and show you the stairway with a grandmother and grand daughter at the top of the stairs. The stairway gives you an idea of the style on the inside. Arts and Crafts style but not the over decorated kind. If the house were ever turned into a residence again the windows would have to be replaced as it was fitted with windows that reminded me of single pane trailer house windows of the nineteen fifties. Thanks for reading....
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