to offer tours of some of these homes along with a photo exhibition highlighting their work and impact.In North Beverly along the Dan Ryan Woods, stand three homes all designed by the Hetheringtons. The family of architectural designers worked on more than 100 homes in Beverly, Morgan Park and Mt. Greenwood. A new tour is highlighting some of the homes and some of the fascinating residents.
“As the depression set in and investments began tanking, the Capone organization demanded all of its money be taken out and Bain had to guarantee it,” Plioplys said. “The Capone people would come over here and threaten him, so he had to get all his money to them.” “If you’re going to have a convenient place to hide money ... it could be here. The library is a nice place. You could find nooks and crannies. I looked, and there’s no cash lying around or gold bars or anything, but it’s likely there are secret compartments here.”
As for the Hetherington family’s design style, researcher Tim Blackburn says there are lots of distinctions.