SEl-1, Kenyon House, Kenyon House, Kenyon Rd., South Elgin

    Documentation

    Building date:

    Original use:

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    Mortar application and content:

    Types and uses of stones:

    Types and choice of windows:

    Structures with similar masonry details:

    Masons who worked on building: Peaslie Brothers

    Unique features:

    Map Location

    Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°00'03.96"N 88°16'38.30"W. Current owner of record, Kenyon Bros Company as of the 2019 Tax Roll.

    Editor's Note: If the address 33W726 Kenyon Rd., South Elgin is input into Google Maps or Google Earth Pro an incorrect location is displayed a short distance to the east. This location is 33W519 Kenyon Rd., the Clintonville Station, Valley Model Railroad Club building. A sign with the 33W726 Kenyon Rd. address is prominently displayed next to the drive of the cobblestone residence.

    Township of Elgin and Kane County Maps.

    Comments, Additional Information, References

    Current photograph with audio and text description of historic and architectural significance. Courtesy Historic Elgin website.


    "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Kenyon House
    Page 211, Page 252, Page 324

    Photographs

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