1435 W. Chase Avenue

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1435 W. Chase Avenue, W.B. Macpherson, 1919.

1435 W. Chase Avenue was the O'Neal family house in 1986.

1435 W. Chase Avenue, was also the John & Pat O'Neal Garden.

This site was visited during the 1990 Annual Fall House Tour and the 1993 Annual Fall House Tour.

This is a contemporary perennial garden with most of the flowering occurring in the Spring. The garden may contain over 150 different varieties of perennials.

There is a small lily pond with a statue of Madonna and child which was executed by Chicago artist, Richard Slowinski in 1972. The pond is constructed of old stone curbing from Chase Avenue removed and discarded by the City of Chicago.

The garden plan is by the Chicago landscape architect, Art Traczyk. The design was made in the late 1970s, but was not executed at that time due to the high cost of the raised flower beds bordered in stone. Mr. Traczyk told the O'Neals not to be concerned about cost and that they would find the stones when they were ready to execute the design. When the Lain and Sons Funeral Home on Ashland Avenue was demolished in the Spring of 1982, the O'Neals were able to acquire the stone to execute the plan.

The raised flower beds were laid out in 1983 and 1984. The completed beds are only partial realization of the original plan.

The deck and gazebo are the design or Rogers Park architect Richard Kollath. These features were executed by Jude N. Reshoft in 1988. The steps leading to the deck are also constructed of Chase Avenue stone curbing discarded by the city.

The garden cries out for more autumnal flowering perennials to celebrate the beautiful fall garden season in Rogers Park.

Chicago Landmarks Historic Resources Survey

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Community: Rogers Park (01)

Address: 1435 W. Chase Avenue

Constructed: Started in

Classification: Building

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Color Code: Green

Landmark? N

National Register? N

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Pin: 1129320003