Monday, May 27, 2013

RESIDENCE OF MR. C.A. HEMPHILL, KENILWORTH, ILLINOIS by J.D. Toloff

In 1937, J.D. Toloff was approached by noted North Shore home builder Clarence A. Hemphill, who was based in Evanston, Illinois. Hemphill had been told that Architecture and Design magazine was going to do a complete issue about Hemphill homes in suburban Chicagoland and since Hemphill wanted nothing but the best, he asked J.D. Toloff to do the photography for the magazine.  Toloff was delighted.

The result was Archiecture and Design magazine (Volume I, No. 2): 


with "Photographs by J.D. Toloff, F.R.P.S.":


Many deluxe homes from Evanston, Wilmette, Winnetka and Kenilworh were featured, with the largest spread devoted to Hemphill's own Kenilworth home.  Toloff's photos of Hemphill's home are the photos I will feature this week:








 Another set of Toloff Masterpieces!


1 comment:

  1. Wow, Toloff did excellent interior shots too - so talented!

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