Arthur H. Compton House
Arthur H. Compton House | |
Chicago, IL | |
| Coordinates | 41°47′31.16″N 87°35′46.63″W / 41.7919889°N 87.5962861°W |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1916 |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000687 [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 11, 1976 |
| Designated NHL | May 11, 1976[2] |
The Arthur H. Compton House is a historic house at 5637 South Woodlawn Avenue in
Compton Effect in 1923, proving that light has both a particle and a wave aspect. Compton received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927 for this discovery.[2] His house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.[1]
Description and history
The Arthur H. Compton House is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, northeast of the University of Chicago campus. It is located on the east side of South Woodlawn Avenue, between East 56th and East 57th Streets. It is an architecturally undistinguished 2+1⁄2-story brick building with a gabled roof. A flat-roof single-story enclosed porch extends across the front, with a chimney rising in front of the ridge between the porch and main block. The main entrance is on the right side of the house. The interior follows a central hall plan, and has been little altered since Compton's period of ownership.[3]
Compton, a native of
Compton Effect. He later supported the efforts of Enrico Fermi to harness nuclear power, supporting advances for its use in both military and civilian applications.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Compton, Arthur H, House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
- ^ a b "NHL nomination for Arthur H. Compton House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
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