Missing In Action

These are the homes that continue to elude me.  In some form or another, I have uncovered evidence of these homes, most often because Barber published something about them, but still, I simply cannot find any trace of the home itself.  Perhaps you can help me track them down?  If so, please click on the house you have researched and add a comment there.  Thanks for contributing.

alt text Photo of the Wilbur Aldrich residence, Staten Island, NY

Wilbur Aldrich Residence

Staten Island, NY

The Wilbur Aldrich residence was built in the “Prohibition Park” area of Staten Island, but research to date has not uncovered this home. And while it is …
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Willis F. Cobb Residence

Lyle, Minnesota

Barber published the Dr. Willis F. Cobb residence in the August number of the 1898 edition of his American Homes magazine. And because Lyle Minnesota is so small …
alt text Sketch of the house design published as Design 34 from the "Modern Dwellings" books.

John Gillies Residence

Braeside, Ontario, Canada

Barber began publishing the John Gillies residence with the “Modern Dwellings” series of pattern books. And because the Gillies family was very prominent in that part of …
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Edward B. Munson Residence

New Haven, CT

Research to date has revealed that Edward Munson built a residence at 389 Whitney Avenue, right about the same time (1894) that Barber published that his design …
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Leslie P. DeGroot Residence

Atlanta, GA

Leslie P. DeGroot definitely lived in Atlanta for a period of time, but research thus far has yet to uncover an address associated with DeGroot, that has or …
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