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Oak Park couple restores John Jones House with a flourish

When a new job forced Tom and Kelli Kline to leave Delaware for the Chicago area in 1997, Kelli had precise ideas about the type of community she wanted to live in. The couple had just finished restoring a Victorian, and because she enjoyed the process so much, to move would mean setting out to accomplish yet another project. Kelli convinced her husband that they had to find a similar home to restore in Illinois.

The Klines were steered toward Oak Park, and immediately knew that the architecturally and historically rich village would be their new home. When they first toured the John I. Jones House on Grove Avenue, they weren't sure if they were ready to tackle such a big project.

Built for Cicero Township President John I. Jones in 1887, the corner Victorian had undergone extensive changes. Kelli notes that the former owners had lived there since the 1970s and much of the home's original details had been covered up or changed.

"Most everything was very 70s style," she recalls. "All the woodwork had been painted white, there was shag carpet everywhere and the outside of the home had been altered over the years."

Kelli's friends in Delaware gave her a going away gift that inspired much of the work to be done on the house. The friends called up the Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest, where Frank Lipo, now the executive director, was able to find an original photo of the Jones house. Kelli's friends had it framed for her as a parting gift. Once the Klines moved in, the photo became the inspiration for their exterior restoration. Due to the connection with the historical society, Kelli began to volunteer her time, and now serves as president of the board.

The Klines learned that the front porch of the Jones home had been renovated in 1894 or 1895 by noted area architect Fidelke, who also designed neighboring houses. The neoclassical style of the renovation matched the homes in the neighborhood but not the original Victorian style of the Jones house. The Klines used old photos as a guide in returning the front porch to its original style.

Inside the home, the Klines had to update all the mechanical systems, but with Kelli at the helm, their nearly 15-year long renovation and restoration was incredibly sensitive to its history. A chance meeting with an elderly neighbor on the sidewalk led the Klines to the grandson of the original owner, also named John Jones, and he was able to bring the Klines photos and relate important details. Kelli used these photos to help her make decorating decisions.

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