I think it’s time for an old house thread, Halloween-themed of course.

Let’s start with the Alexander B. Moore House (1864) in Geneva. Its belvedere cupola was designed with 16 panels of glass to resemble a railroad car. Fitting the town’s train station is just a block away.

One of my favorite spooky homes, the William F. Blocki House (1880) in River Forest was built for the owner of the Chicago drugstore chain Gale & Blocki. They had a location in the Palmer House - an ornate mirror, bench & stair rail from the hotel are found inside this home.

The Henry Rokham House (1887) designed by architect Theodore Karls is now part of Chicago’s Terra Cotta Row District. The Northwestern Terra Cotta Co. made Chicago the capital of architectural ornamentation. Where the company's founder & officers lived survive on this one block.

I guess I gotta include a Frank Lloyd Wright so here’s some Halloween decorations at the Arthur Heurtley House (1902) in Oak Park. Yes, it’s scary to think this home is almost 120 yrs old!

Staying in Oak Park w/the Lizzie A. Todd House (1904), an E.E. Roberts design that simplifies Queen Anne & Tudor Revival architecture. I’ve been inside this one - a radial floor plan highlights a huge oak staircase & 3-story atrium. It has a 50-ft ballroom & Art Nouveau windows.

Nothing scarier than a clown with this 1927 Tudor-ish bungalow-ish home in River Forest. I’m adding all the “-ishs” because this seems like a hybrid style to me.

Here’s a Dutch Colonial type home, originally built in 1900, in Elgin that takes Halloween very seriously!

Gonna end this thread with some old house cemeteries, which seems to be a theme this year besides skeletons. Death to 2020!