Central Continental Bakery is Pine Manor’s wedding cake and baked goods partner. CCB is featured on PinePerks.com and has been a Mount Prospect tradition since opening its doors in 1922. The bakery’s website describes four generations of the best bakers in the Chicagoland area and it’s no surprise that everyone raves about the delicious wedding cakes, pastries and baked goods that we use at our weddings and receptions.
William T Mott was married to Grace and they had one son. In 1940 the Motts hosted a table tennis meeting to plan a team to play (ping-pong) against other cities here at Pine Manor.
Rev Pam is a retired agency producer, and Interfaith wedding officiant, and began marring couples at their wedding locations almost 35 years ago. Rev Pam travels a 5 state area to perform both legal and spiritual marriage ceremonies, Same Sex Commitment ceremonies, and legal Pagan Handfastings.
Continue reading Rev Pam’s StoryPine Manor is a 1920’s Dutch Colonial style home and garden perfect for your private elopement or small wedding of up to 30 guests.
Continue reading Charming 1920’s FireplaceThrough property deeds and Cook County records we have the current land property ownership timeline for Pine Manor. We know the home was built in 1929 and was finished that August.
Mrs P & Me has a long history in the Mt Prospect area. This 1920’s restaurant and bar has been serving residents for nearly 100 years. Now. Mrs. P and Me has partnered with Rev Pam to offer a special discount to all of her wedding couples and their guests for dinner and after party events.
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Continue reading Mrs. P & Me Restaurant and Bar
The Van Jean Sears Honor Bilt Homes: 1928
PINE MANOR’s Building Plans
The Van Jean is an unusually well arranged Dutch Colonial house. It has many special features not generally found in houses of this price. It has a charming entrance that gives an atmosphere of welcome. It has Colonial windows with divided lights above and one light below. Add to this the white siding and contrasting red or green roof with the red brick chimney and you have a home that is sure to charm the most critical.
When researching Pine Manor’s history, Reverend Pam ran across a Daily Herald article from 2014 about the annual Mount Prospect holiday house walk. The homes chosen that year were in the Pine Manor neighborhood. The article points out a few cool things.
Continue reading Development around Pine Manor in the 1920’sIn an article published Thursday, July 28, 2016, Journal & Topics Reporter Diana Leane reports about the history of Pine Manor and its significance as an in-home small business today. “The home dually serves as a wedding chapel” Leane reports, “where Magnuson, a reverend, marries couples in the parlor. Staying true to the home’s history, Magnuson designed the backyard and its garden with the 1920s in mind.”
Continue reading Mount Prospect Newspaper, Journal & Topics, Reports on Pine ManorPine Manor’s sister home was built by Alex Lonnquest in 1930 during the crash. Lonnquist subsequently declared bankruptcy in 1931. This would have been one of the last homes he built which is still standing.
Continue reading Sister House at 500 South Pine Street
