these wealthy families had their houses designed by notable architects. the alford house was designed by richard philipp, best known for designing the walter j. kohler estate in kohler. n. max dunning, a kenosha native that focused on country house design, planned the fred h. carpenter house and the eugene head house. the most prominent firm active in the area's development was pond & pond, who designed the jeffrey nash house, the yule house, the wilson house, and the allen house.