Selling pumpkins at Schneider Farms, Glenview and Hibbard Roads, c. 1966. Farm stands were once familiar sights in west Wilmette.
Indian Hill Estates: Its History and Development from 1926 to the Present Ms. Connie Casey presented a lecture on the history and development of Wilmette's Indian Hill Estates subdivision. The Indian Hill Estates subdivision is a 170-acre development north of Lake Avenue between Hunter and Hibbard Roads. Beginning in 1926, the development was promoted as an "ideal community" and laid out by architect Philip Maher who created its signature winding roads. The lecture featured slides of architecturally significant homes as well as information on the architects themselves and their impact on Wilmette.
In conjunction with the lecture, a new Guide to Indian Hill Estates has been printed and is available at the Museum for $2. In in, Connie Casey presents her history of the Indian Hill Estates area and gives brief biographies of the relevant architects. There is also a guide to more than forty significant homes in the area which can be followed using the enclosed map.