Simpson Dunlop hired architect E.E. Roberts to design what’s known as “everyone’s favorite house” in Oak Park in 1896. Dunlop was a grandson of Oak Park founders Joseph and Betty Kettlestrings. A Chicago native, the owner of the Simpson Dunlop House passed away only 3 years later, in 1899, at only 42 years of age.

The Simpson Dunlop House: a Perfect Queen Anne-style House

The house represents a perfect example of a Queen Anne-style home and reflects the transition from Victorian to Prairie style.