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Tag: Cornelia Grumman

Perkins Woods in Evanston, IL

Stroll through Perkins Woods reveals a preserve’s past and present

November 20, 2018November 21, 2018 by Cassandra West Comment is Closed

On an October day that was perfect for “splashing in puddles,” as her niece happily did, Cornelia Grumman and her family took a stroll through Perkins Woods. Grumman is the great granddaughter of Prairie School architect Dwight Perkins, for whom the small patch of woodlands in Northwest Evanston is named. The Forest Preserves of Cook […]

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