65:
90:
51:
315:(11 m) on the east and 9 feet (2.7 m) on the north. The front porch and terrace, extending 10 feet (3.0 m) from the house, stretch 30 feet (9.1 m) along the front of the house. To the west of the porch and terrace is the 18-by-20-foot (5.5 m × 6.1 m) carport. The rear of the house features a 15-by-10-foot (4.6 m × 3.0 m) screened-in porch with a flat roof and a simple wooden
97:
72:
314:
The main section of the house measures 40 by 18 feet (12.2 m × 5.5 m). Originally one story, the
Druckers commissioned a second-story addition on the main section in 1963. The rear wing is irregular, measuring 45 feet (14 m) on the west, 18 feet (5.5 m) on the south, 35 feet
302:
The Robert and
Suzanne Drucker House is in the Indian Hills Subdivision of Wilmette. It is on the south side of Iroquois Street halfway between Illinois Road to the east and Hibbard Road to the west. The house stands out on its block, which is otherwise filled with standard historical revival homes.
289:
Because Harry Weese was close with his family, he had a good idea of what Sue was looking for in a home. He designed the house to have many windows on the south so that it would always be filled with sunlight during the day. Although it is generally an open floor plan, rooms could also be closed off
303:
It is situated on a deep rectangular 0.5-acre (0.20 ha) lot with a fenced rear yard. The house sits 85 feet (26 m) back from
Iroquois Street. The two-story house is generally L-shaped with its long portion parallel to Iroquois and its wing extension on the west. Typical of the
432:
365:
427:
447:
290:
with accordion doors for privacy. In lieu of garage—which Harry saw only as a storage building—Weese designed a carport with storage cabinets. In 1963, Harry and Sue's brother
442:
129:
89:
286:
by her mother. Construction took much longer than expected, as Harry had to fire his contractor halfway through the project. The house was completed in 1954.
452:
64:
372:
307:, the house lacks excess ornamentation. Roofs are flat, covered with tar and gravel, and edged with aluminum. Exterior walls are painted vertical
341:
37:
304:
194:
422:
294:
designed a second-floor wing with three bedrooms. Sue resided in the house until her death at the age of 100 in
November 2023.
396:
437:
311:
cedar siting. Doors and windows have painted metal frames. The carport, porches, and terrace have wood privacy walls.
346:
50:
279:
263:
228:
117:
262:. In 1952, she and her husband Robert Drucker were living with their three children in an
207:
416:
236:
275:
271:
259:
240:
179:
401:
144:
131:
319:. A small terrace fits between the porch and the western wing of the house.
291:
256:
244:
183:
433:
Houses on the
National Register of Historic Places in Cook County, Illinois
270:
apartment when they decided that they wanted to have a house. Her brother
283:
267:
232:
397:"Suzanne Frank Obituary (1923 - 2023) - Wilmette, IL - Chicago Tribune"
316:
308:
336:
278:. They chose to stay in the vicinity, selecting a site in nearby
274:
was an architect who started his own practice in 1947 following
243:
for his sister Sue
Drucker and her husband Robert. Brother
366:"National Register of Historic Places Registration Form"
96:
71:
213:
200:
190:
175:
160:
123:
113:
255:Sue (née Weese) Drucker was the younger sister of
428:Buildings and structures in Wilmette, Illinois
8:
448:International style architecture in Illinois
227:is an architecturally significant house in
49:
38:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
16:Historic house in Illinois, United States
443:1950s architecture in the United States
328:
360:
358:
356:
337:"National Register Information System"
21:
7:
342:National Register of Historic Places
453:Modernist architecture in Illinois
14:
225:Robert and Suzanne Drucker House
95:
88:
70:
63:
30:Robert and Suzanne Drucker House
239:. It was designed by architect
247:designed an addition in 1963.
202:
1:
104:Show map of the United States
19:United States historic place
469:
201:NRHP reference
57:
48:
44:
35:
28:
24:
423:Houses completed in 1954
191:Architectural style
438:Harry Weese buildings
347:National Park Service
145:42.08167°N 87.74472°W
79:Show map of Illinois
305:International Style
195:International Style
150:42.08167; -87.74472
141: /
217:September 18, 2013
118:Wilmette, Illinois
221:
220:
460:
407:
406:
393:
387:
386:
384:
383:
377:
371:. Archived from
370:
362:
351:
350:
333:
309:board-and-batten
204:
171:
169:
156:
155:
153:
152:
151:
146:
142:
139:
138:
137:
134:
105:
99:
98:
92:
80:
74:
73:
67:
53:
22:
468:
467:
463:
462:
461:
459:
458:
457:
413:
412:
411:
410:
395:
394:
390:
381:
379:
375:
368:
364:
363:
354:
349:. July 9, 2010.
335:
334:
330:
325:
300:
253:
186:(1963 addition)
167:
165:
149:
147:
143:
140:
135:
132:
130:
128:
127:
109:
108:
107:
106:
103:
102:
101:
100:
83:
82:
81:
78:
77:
76:
75:
40:
31:
20:
17:
12:
11:
5:
466:
464:
456:
455:
450:
445:
440:
435:
430:
425:
415:
414:
409:
408:
388:
352:
327:
326:
324:
321:
299:
296:
252:
249:
219:
218:
215:
211:
210:
205:
198:
197:
192:
188:
187:
177:
173:
172:
162:
158:
157:
125:
121:
120:
115:
111:
110:
94:
93:
87:
86:
85:
84:
69:
68:
62:
61:
60:
59:
58:
55:
54:
46:
45:
42:
41:
36:
33:
32:
29:
26:
25:
18:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
465:
454:
451:
449:
446:
444:
441:
439:
436:
434:
431:
429:
426:
424:
421:
420:
418:
404:
403:
398:
392:
389:
378:on 2013-11-03
374:
367:
361:
359:
357:
353:
348:
344:
343:
338:
332:
329:
322:
320:
318:
312:
310:
306:
297:
295:
293:
287:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
258:
250:
248:
246:
242:
238:
237:United States
234:
230:
226:
216:
214:Added to NRHP
212:
209:
206:
199:
196:
193:
189:
185:
181:
178:
174:
163:
159:
154:
126:
122:
119:
116:
112:
91:
66:
56:
52:
47:
43:
39:
34:
27:
23:
400:
391:
380:. Retrieved
373:the original
340:
331:
313:
301:
298:Architecture
288:
276:World War II
254:
224:
222:
114:Nearest city
272:Harry Weese
260:Harry Weese
241:Harry Weese
180:Harry Weese
148: /
124:Coordinates
417:Categories
402:Legacy.com
382:2013-10-31
323:References
136:87°44′41″W
292:Ben Weese
257:architect
245:Ben Weese
184:Ben Weese
176:Architect
133:42°4′54″N
284:Illinois
280:Wilmette
268:Illinois
264:Evanston
233:Illinois
229:Wilmette
208:13000715
317:cornice
251:History
166: (
376:(PDF)
369:(PDF)
161:Built
223:The
168:1954
164:1954
203:No.
419::
399:.
355:^
345:.
339:.
282:,
266:,
235:,
231:,
182:,
405:.
385:.
170:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
