David Haid heard of Hughes’s intentions to do this, and told Hughes that he could prevent the car from demolishing the entire pavilion, which was the thing he feared. And Haid managed somehow to fix connections in the wall, so that the car did go through the wall, and down into the ravine, but the pavilion was saved. And that worked out very, very well whereupon Haid said to Hughes, “You owe me $25,000,” and Hughes paid that, either willing or grudgingly, but the point is he did pay it.

Following the death early this year of Fran Rose, the house has been put up for sale and is now on the market. And the hope is that whoever does buy it will appreciate the importance of the house itself.



It’s my understanding that inquiries have been made about the possibility of substantial alteration to the house, possibly even demolition. And that outlook it seems to me would be a loss to James Speyer’s own legacy. But no less important is the fact is that the Rose house is one of the most important houses in the Chicago area and adds to the importance of the decision of Landmarks Illinois to put this house on its watch-list.