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Chicago architecture and family plans in a farm setting
Selina DeJong imagines a practical American home with wide porches and sleeping porches to suit Chicago's climate while Dirk pursues architecture at Cornell. Their late-teen years span farm life, city envy, and a social circle including Eugene, Paula, and the Hempel-Arnold family as Dirk contemplates career and money.
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Selina
Chicago
Artmona
Dirk
DeJong
Prairies
England
Spain
France
Italy
America
Cantern College
Sellnn
Haymarket
August Hempel
Dirk DeJong
Gormal
Hbogs
Asparagua
T'am
Ike
Cornell
Ullnefs
Hyde Park
Evanston
Setina
Paris
Ithaca
Selifia
Pervus
Hollis & Sprague, Architects
Beachside
Lincoln Park
Potter Palmer
Public Library
Michigan Boulevard
Roelf Pool
Hollla
Arnolds
Eugene
Paula
Arnold
Shea
Grandpa
Jesse James
Aug
Gene
Adam
Cornelins
Adam Bras
California
Paula Arnold
Theodore A. Storm
Aug Hempel
Teddy
Theodora Storm
Hempel-Arnold
Europe
Belgium
Labin
Hollis & Sprague’s