Home at 5309 Oakton Street
Title
Home at 5309 Oakton Street
Description
Color photograph of the home at 5309 Oakton Street in Skokie, Illinois. This brick house was built by Adam Harrer, the first Fire Chief and the first Mayor of Niles Center, in 1908. The house contained two fireplaces, two parlors, four bedrooms and four bathrooms. The garden apartment was once used as a shop, and in the 1950s, the house was used as a rooming house. In the 1960s, the owner of the Fisher Stone Co., located at Niles Center Road and Main Street, accidentally died in the kitchen.
Date
1908
1980-06
Rights
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Access Rights
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Medium
color photographs
Source
Skokie Heritage Museum, Skokie, Illinois
Spatial Coverage
Skokie--Illinois--United States
Is Part Of
This item is part of the At Home in Skokie digital collection in the Illinois Digital Archive.
Collection
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Citation
“Home at 5309 Oakton Street,” Skokie History Digital Collections, accessed April 26, 2024, https://skokiehistory.omeka.net/items/show/2722.