Property of Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Thomas | St. Charles, Illinois | Architects Frazier and Raftery

The house shown here was part of a project born of necessity and the thoughtfulness of a local business leader, the late C. T. McNeill. Together with managers of eight other St. Charles industries, he realized the acute housing shortage facing the employees of his town. Under his expert guidance and with cooperative financing a plan came into being whereby houses could be built and sold at no profit.

The well known architectural firm of Frazier and Raftery was engaged and seven basic plans decided upon. The variations on these plans were many and interesting since the architects, masters of their craft, injected little subtleties of detail that keep these small houses from looking like so many peas in a pod. More than sixty houses have been built and sold and many more are on the way.