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Article posted: 11/25/2012 4:00 AM

Mount Prospect Holiday Housewalk turns 25

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The living room of the Waters family home is decorated for the holidays and the annual housewalk.

Bill Zars | Staff Photographer

Owner Rita Waters and family will open their home for the Mount Prospect Holiday Housewalk.

Bill Zars | Staff Photographer

Dining room in the Waters family home.

Bill Zars | Staff Photographer

Antique ornaments adorn the dining room tree.

Bill Zars | Staff Photographer

This home was built by Albert Wille, who owned Wille's Coal and Lumber building supply business, in 1919.

This house, circa 1919, was converted into a two-flat in the 1950s and later fell into disrepair. It has since been restored by the current owners.

The Rohlwing/Busse house was built in 1913 for a widow and her daughters. She eventually married into the Busse family.

The Mirs family built this house in 1915. It still maintains its original stained glass and woodwork.

Albert Greinke built this Mount Prospect home in 1915 and members of his family lived there until 1974.

The home of Raymond and Rita Waters family will be featured on the Mount Prospect Holiday Housewalk.

Photos by Bill Zars | Staff Photographer

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Mount Prospect's oldest neighborhood will be on display Friday, Nov. 30, when the Mount Prospect Historical Society holds its 25th annual Holiday Housewalk from 3:30 to 9 p.m. The featured homes are in the the old Busse Eastern Addition neighborhood just east of downtown.