Conrad Schneider lived and worked in the Congress Park section of Brookfield between 1897-1922. During that time he designed and constructed dozens of buildings, known as “boulder homes,” not just in Brookfield but also in nearby La Grange, La Grange Park, and Riverside. The name came about from Schneider’s practice of collecting field stones found in the local prairies and incorporating them into his “last ever” structures. A 1905 newspaper noted that “boulder homes (were) a specialty” of the builder.
The Boulder Homes of Brookfield
The Boulder Homes of Brookfield
The Boulder Homes of Brookfield
Conrad Schneider lived and worked in the Congress Park section of Brookfield between 1897-1922. During that time he designed and constructed dozens of buildings, known as “boulder homes,” not just in Brookfield but also in nearby La Grange, La Grange Park, and Riverside. The name came about from Schneider’s practice of collecting field stones found in the local prairies and incorporating them into his “last ever” structures. A 1905 newspaper noted that “boulder homes (were) a specialty” of the builder.