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HENRY LEOPOLD NEWHOUSE II, AIA (1907-1964)
Newhouse was born in Chicago IL, the son of Rae (Hasterlik) and architect Henry Newhouse Sr. Newhouse had three siblings: Karl, Jane, and Anna. Newhouse was known for designing over 4,000 buildings in the Chicago area, including banks, theaters, apartments, hotels, hospitals, and synagogues. Newhouse graduated from Hyde Park High School in 1924 then House,tended MIT, graduating in 1929 in architecture. He spent time studying in France before marrying Margaret Eisfeller in 1933 and having a daughter, Margaret. Newhouse served in WWII returning as a Lieutenant Commander. When his father died, Newhouse and his brother Karl continued with their father's partner, Felix Bernham, as Newhouse and Bernham. In 1949, Newhouse opened an office of his own in Chicago, designing projects by the Federal Housing Administration. He is buried House, Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum in Chicago.
Year unknown - The Eugene M. and Constance Adler House, 1011 Sheridan Road, Glencoe IL. Sold to the Adler trust in 1996. Destroyed in 2003.
Year unknown - The John G. Friend House, Sunset Road, Winnetka IL.
No date - The Howard C. Seehausen House, Appleby Road, Palatine IL.
Year unknown - The Chester Pink House, 351 Moraine Road, Highland Park IL. Status unknown.
Year unknown - The Laurence Stern in Glencoe IL.
Year unknown - The Irving Soboroff in Blytheville, Arkansas
Year unknown - The Charles Kellner House, 1324 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka IL.
Year unknown - The Boshes House, Sheridan Road, Glencoe IL.
Year unknown - The Jerome Goldach in Highland Park IL.
Year unknown - The Orrin B. Stine House.
Year unknown - The Rueben L. Freeman House.
Year unknown - The Walter Jacobs in Highland Park IL.
Year unknown - The Bloomfield House.
Year unknown - The Mandel Louer House, 12 Roger Williams Avenue, Highland Park IL.
Year unknown - The Byron Bezark in Highland Park IL.
Year unknown - The A. J. Coe House, Lakewood Drive, Glencoe IL.
The Marcaline B. Sullivan House House, 2094 Middlefork Road, Northfield IL.
Year unknown - The Robert Doyle House, 261 Birch Street, Winnetka IL.
Year unknown - The Harry L. Rudnick House, 1031 Sheridan Road, Winnetka IL.
Year unknown - The Julius Epstein House, 1056 Sheridan Road, Winnetka IL.
Year unknown - The Lafayette Fisher House, 1035 Sheridan Road, Winnetka IL. The Fishers were living in the house by 1965. Sold in 1966 to Guy Ederheimer. This house would be next door to the Rudnick House. Destroyed. New house built in 2017.
Year Unknown - 789 Bronson Street, Highland Park IL.
Year Unknown - 100 Belle Avenue, Highland Park IL.
1936 - 9517 South Irving Avenue, Chicago IL.
1937 - 3517 South Irving Avenue, Chicago IL. Status unknown.
1938 - The Frank Marks House, Constance Avenue and East 70th Street, Chicago IL.
1940 - The Arthur H. Dries House, 5244 North LaCrosse Avenue, Chicago IL.
1947 - 1199 Linden Avenue, Highland Park IL. Sold in 2018 and destroyed.
c1950's - The Richard Showerman House 714 Valley Road, Glencoe IL. Showerman died in 2003, his wife 2005. Destroyed.
c mid-1950's - The William Simon House, 727 Longwood Avenue, Glencoe IL. Mr. Simon died in 1968, Mrs. Simon 1976. House for sale in 1978. Sold in 1995 to William Powers. Destroyed 1999.
c1951 - The Joseph Grais House, 1212 Ash Street, Winnetka IL. Sold or transferred in 1991 to Nancy Marcus, their daughter. Transferred in 2019 to Nancy and James Marcus.
1952- The Irving E. Soboroff House, 333 Moraine Road, Highland Park, IL. Sold around 2002 to Gerald and Renee Kane.
1954 - 100 Belle Avenue, Highland Park IL. Sold around 2000 to The Mortiz Trust.
1955- 89 Deere Park Drive, Highland Park IL. Near Lake Michigan. Sold in 1999 to Mari-Patricia Boughner. Sold in 2017 to Michael J. Ross.
Mid-to-late 1950's - The George Factor House, 164 Timber Lane, Glencoe IL. Between 1994-1999 the house was either extensively remodeled or destroyed. More info needed. Sold to Rosalie and Harvey Wienberg. Sold in 1999 to Daniel and Karen Lee.
1955 - The Robert S. Engleman House, 66 Hazel Avenue, Highland Park IL. Owners in 1965 were Dr. and Mrs. Albert Shepyan. Sold in 2012 to 66 Hazel LLC. Destroyed.
1955 - The Henry Newhouse Jr House, 130 Habor Street, Glencoe IL. Sold in 1989 to Thomas Dowen. Sold in 2011 to Bardia and Dominika Fard.
1955 - 80 Wentworth Avenue, Glencoe IL. 1.2 acres on Lake Michigan. Sold in 2019 to Gerald Nowak.
1955 - 65 Lakewood Drive, Glenn Coe IL. Sold in 2013 and destroyed.
1955 - 1025 Sheridan Road, Winnetka IL Sold in 1987 and destroyed.
1955 - The Leonard Pfaelzer House, 65 Lakewood Avenue, Glencoe IL. Sold to Jeffrey Frankekl. Destroyed in 2016. Sold in 2016 to Robyn Tavel Trust.
1956 - 1045 Sheridan Road, Winnetka IL. Sold in 1978. Sold in 2010. Sold in 2020 to Raymond and Susan Shipley. Restored. Won a 2015 Winnetka Historic Preservation Award. Sold in 2020.
1957 - The Irving B. Harris House, 2441 Woodbridge Lane, Highland Park IL. 10,000sf, 1.89 acres overlooking Lake Michigan with a private tram and stairway leading to 150 square feet of beachfront. Sold in 2019 to Surina Narula. For sale in 2025.
1957 - The Knute Petersen House, 741 Normandy Lane, Glenview IL. Sold to Helen Mancuso. Sold in 2012 to Jacqueline Thompson Fernandez.
1957 - The Joseph L. Block House,
985 Sheridan Road, Highland Park IL. This was a summer
house for the Block family, Mr. Block was the President of
Inland Steel Corporation in Chicago. Destroyed and new house
was built in 2000.
1957 - The M. L. Horner House, 962 Sheridan Road, Winnetka IL. Across the street from Lake Michigan. Sold for the first time in 2010 to Mousghan and John Fitzgerald aka Cherry Street Transformations.
1958 - 84 Ravinoaks Lane, Highland Park IL. Sold to Mark and Lexis Blitstein. Sold in 2008 to Richard Kaplan. Sold in 2010 to Jordan Mazzetta. Sold in 2018 to Oliver and Dana Plotkin who transferred it to Windy City Trusts in 2018.
1958 - The Arthur Melamed House, 2205 East Lake of the Isles Parkway, Minneapolis MN. Destroyed c2015.
1958 - 2505 East Lake of the Isles Parkway, Minneapolis MN. 6,500 sq. ft on 1 acre. On Lake of the Isles. Sold in 2014 and destroyed.
c1959 - The J. M. Edelstein House, 905 Sheridan Road, Glencoe IL. Sold in 2010 to Helen Smekhov.
1959 - The Leo A. Goldstein House, 241 Melba Lane, Highland Park IL. 1 acre across the street from Lake Michigan. Sold around 1985 to James and Joie Harris who added an additional bedroom and 30-foot-long glass hallway. Sold in 2019 to Kevin Flynn and Jessica Morales who did a restoration. Designated a local historic landmark in 2024.
1959 - The Theodore Herst House, 1319 Trapp Lane, Winnetka IL. Sold for the first time in 2021 to David Todd Atkins. Atkins made major renovations to the house.
1960 - The Boetius and Marcaline Sullivan House, 2094 Middlefork Road, Northfield IL. Sold in 1980 to Richard Karger.
1960 - The Mandel Louer House, 12 Roger Williams Avenue, Highland Park IL. Destroyed and new house built 2021.
1960 - The Seymour Levy House, 1350 Sunview Lane, Winnetka IL. Lot was listed for sale in 1958. Sold to Elaine Freehling. Sold in 1997 to Jay Brahin. Sold in 2015 to Matthew and Terrie Reinhard.
c1961 - The Samuel Chaimson House, 810 Kimballwood Lane, Highland Park IL. The Chaimson's lived there until at least 1983 House sold in late 1990's. Destroyed and new house built in 2003 by Diamond Schreiber Homes.
1961 - The Robert S. Engleman House, 61 Hazel Avenue, Highland Park IL. House destroyed and new house built in 1994.
1961 - The Charles Kellner House, 1324 Lincoln Avenue South, Highland Park IL Sold in 2003. Destroyed in 2006.
1961 - The Leon and Hannah Caine House, 25 Lakewood Place, Highland Park IL. 5,500 sf overlooking Lake Michigan. Sold to A. Kaplans. Sold in 2020 to the Mark Wagner Trust.
c1962 - The Leonard Schramm House, 11 Lakewood Drive, Glencoe IL. Readdressed to 21 Lakewood. House dramatically altered or destroyed.
1962 - The Robert Doyle House, 261 Birch Street, Winnetka IL. Destroyed in 2001 and new house built.
1962 - The Henry and Doris Kahn House, 777 Greenleaf Avenue, Glencoe IL. Doris lived in the house until her passing in 2000. Sold to David Sherman in 2003, who destroyed it and built a new house.
1963 - The Alfread DeAlcona Jr. House, 240 Roger William Avenue, Highland Park IL. 5,700 sf on 1.5 acres. Sold to Mona Coleman. Sold in 2024 to Darren and Michelle Anixter.
1963 - The B. Metzger House, 767 White Oaks Lane, Highland Park IL. Sold to Baryl Metzger. Sold in 2021 to James Fleming and Danielle Swank.
1964 - The Edward S. Weil House, 789 Bronson Lane, Highland Park IL Sold in 2020 to David and Isis Sykes.
1965 - The Avery J Stone House, 344 Sunrise Circle, Glencoe IL. This house may have been completed after his death in 1964. Sold in 2004 to Adam and Denise Hoefilch. Sold in 2016 to Michael Motew. Photos by VHT Studios.
Late 1960's- The John S. Wineman House, 280 Cary Avenue, Highland Park IL Wineman died in 1972. House was auctioned in 1979. Sold in 2020 to Jerome and Julie Kane. Destroyed. New house built in 2024
Sources include: Jes Morales, nephew William Berinstein. Research by Catherine Cramer.