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**p69rrh51** · July-03-12, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by middetres

This home in Boston/Edison at 1261 Chicago Blvd., SE corner of Chicago and Byron was designed by Richard Marr:

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Curious to know if these two houses, both on the south side of Boston Blvd. between 3rd and the Lodge, were also designed by him:

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1141 W Boston Blvd

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Any info you could share would be greatly appreciated...thanks!

They do have the "Marr" look! Information on architects in B-E is always hard to find. While the historic district revels in its past residents they seem to not care much about the designers who created their real legacy. Its interesting I have an almost complete catalog from Indian Village and a fairly decent catalog from Palmer Woods and both areas were very helpful [[Sherwood Forest is kind enough to publish their catalog on their website). Although when I tried to contact the historian for B-E I received a very rude reply, which helps answer for me why they are usually treated like the ugly step sister of the historic districts.