It is not every day that a contractor gets to remodel a landmark house. Today is the day for Peter Scholl of Scholl Construction in Crystal Lake.
The American Legion built a house in 1929 that was described at the time, as the Model Electric Home.
Modern conveniences of that day included a telephone in the kitchen which made it easier for the cook to “give the order to the grocer.” Although electricity was beyond its late 19th Century infancy, not all households in the United States were plugged in Click link to read the entire article: Crystal Lake Electric House Article
