220 Melrose Avenue was designed by Franklin Burnham in the Queen Anne style. The home is a unique example of a Queen Anne with the half-timbering on the second and third floors. 220 Melrose Avenue was the home of James and Nora Culbertson. James Culbertson was a lumber executive who was active in the civic life of early Kenilworth. He served as the first village president and contributed generously to the construction of the Kenilworth Assembly Hall in 1906 and an addition to the Kenilworth Union Church in 1909.