The Brunig Residence | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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The Brunig Residence

The Brunig Residence | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
he Herbert Brunig House was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #195 in 1935. Herbert Brunig of the Charles Brunig Co. and his family of five lived in this 15 room home on Blackhawk Road in Indian Hills Estates, Wilmette, Illinois. Keck designed 26 homes in Indian Hills, but it was only the last in the development, the Brunig house, that was designed in the International Style.  The house was framed with welded steel and built with framed/poured concrete and stucco. The finishing was done with wood veneer, rubber floors and plaster. This perspective shows the back of the house.
DESCRIPTION
he Herbert Brunig House was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #195 in 1935. Herbert Brunig of the Charles Brunig Co. and his family of five lived in this 15 room home on Blackhawk Road in Indian Hills Estates, Wilmette, Illinois. Keck designed 26 homes in Indian Hills, but it was only the last in the development, the Brunig house, that was designed in the International Style. The house was framed with welded steel and built with framed/poured concrete and stucco. The finishing was done with wood veneer, rubber floors and plaster. This perspective shows the back of the house.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:126235
Creation Date:date unknown
Creator Name:Hedrich Blessing Photographers
City:Wilmette
County:
State:Illinois
Collection Name:George Fred and William Keck papers, 1903-1995
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:M99-085, Box 1
Original Dimensions:10 x 8 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
George Fred and William Keck were born in Watertown, Wisconsin, and operated an architectural office on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.
SUBJECTS
Architecture
Windows
Shrubs
Trees
Architecture, Domestic
Outdoor photography

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