6821 N. Francisco Avenue

6821 N. Francisco Avenue, Prize Winning Homes in Deer Park, Prize Home 21

1947 Text

This is a one-story, three-bedroom frame and masonry house with a tasteful contemporary styling. There are three full baths and no half bath. The full basement has a rec room and there is a partial, unfinished attic. There is a two-car unattached garage, central air conditioning, and two fireplaces.

This 3,863 sq.ft. house sits on a 13,185 sq.ft. lot. This is the largest house and largest lot in the 10-house development.

It has a living-dining room approximately 20 x 30 feet with handsome stone chimney serving as the demarcation between the two areas. This home’s kitchen is U-shaped and was decorated by John M. Smyth Co.

The counter tops are red linoleum and there are two floor-to-ceiling cabinets along one wall for storage space.

The architect who won the $1,000 prize for his plans for this house was Edward Leonard Burch, Jr. from Evanston, Illinois.

2012 Annual House Tour Booklet Text

This home, designed as a one-story, three-bedroom frame and masonry house with a tasteful contemporary styling, featured three full baths, a basement with a recreation room, a two car detached garage, central air conditioning, and two fireplaces on a 13,185 sq.ft. lot. This was the largest house and largest lot in the 10-house development.