Wisconsin-born Frederick Wainwright Perkins (1866-1928) was a prominent Chicago architect who graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Highly successful in his day, Perkins favored Shingle-style and Queen Anne design and adopted his client’s preferences for Jacobean, Tudor, Mediterranean, Colonial, and other revival styles.

Perkins retired from active practice in 1924. His best-known work locally is Mayflower Place, built in 1915 for the Schweppe family.

Local commissions include:

• 1903: "Ioka," David Mark and Ruth Dexter Cummings, 1455 North Lake, Lake Forest (demolished)
• 1907: George D. McLaughlin and Edith Frost McLaughlin, 180 West Laurel, Lake Forest
• 1915: "Mayflower Place," Charles H. and Laura Shedd Schweppe, 405 North Mayflower Road, Lake Forest
• 1916: Finley and Grace Witbeck Barrell, 747 East Deerpath Road, Lake Forest