Title	Vail Avenue, 35 South
Description	This house, which was at the corner of Sigwalt Street and Vail Avenue, was built about 1869 by the Schulenburg family. At the time of the great Chicago fire of 1871, refugees were housed here and in other local homes until adequate shelter could be found. Fred Schulenburg was listed as living there in 1909, after which the house was occupied by the Niemeyer's until about 1940. The Niemeyer family consisted of Christ H. Niemeyer, who until he retired was a paving inspector, and Edward H. and Clara Niemeyer. Edward was a railroad clerk. In 1943, the house was occupied by Louis and Christina Clark. Louis was retired. In the late 1950s, the house was purchased by Russell and Clare Gunderson who renovated the interior and exterior. The outside was restored to its original colonial condition - it was painted red with white trim, windows were shuttered and a colonial doorway, step railing and white fence were added. A rear area, formally used for waste disposal, was converted into a garden-patio. In 1961, the Gunderson's leased the house to LaVerne Look who turned it into The Chandelier Shop. Also in 1961, the house was featured on the cover and in a six-page spread of the Family Circle magazine. In the early 1980s, the house was razed and the site became part of the first high-rise in Arlington Heights, the 15- story Dunton Tower apartment building. This item is part of the collection of the Arlington Heights Historical Society (http://www.ahmuseum.org).
Subject	dwellings
Keywords	High rise building
Proper Names	Schulenburg; Niemayer, Christ H.; Clark, Louis; Clark, Christina; Look, Laverne; Gunderson, Mrs.; May, Edward R.
Organization	Chandelier Shop Dunton Tower
Participant	Arlington Heights Memorial Library with materials owned by the Arlington Heights Historical Society
Rights	Notice: This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U. S. Code). May not be reproduced without permission from the Arlington Heights Historical Society. For more information contact ahmuseum@ahpd.org.
Contributing Institution	Arlington Heights Memorial Library with materials owned by the Arlington Heights Historical Society
Date	1961
Type	Photograph
Format	Paper
City	Arlington Heights
State	Illinois
Country	United States
Decade	1960s (1960-1969)
Copyright	Notice: This material may be protected by U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U. S. Code). May not be reproduced without permission from the Arlington Heights Historical Society.
AcquisitionData	Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), 100 DPI, 8-bit color (256 colors)
DateCataloged	2008-06-11
PlaceKept	Located at the Arlington Heights Historical Museum, AHHS Collection, Arlington Heights Historical Society Archives
Language	English
Audience	Intended for genealogists and local history researchers.
Collection Name	Arlington Heights People and Places