Frank R. Lillie House
Frank R. Lillie House | |
Chicago, IL | |
Coordinates | 41°47′21.98″N 87°35′34.2″W / 41.7894389°N 87.592833°W |
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Built | 1904 |
Architect | Pond and Pond |
Architectural style | Chicago |
NRHP reference No. | 76000696 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 11, 1976[1] |
Designated NHL | May 11, 1976[2] |
The Frank R. Lillie House is a historic house at 5801 South Kenwood Avenue, on the campus of the
Description and history
The Frank R. Lillie House stands in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, on the east side of the University of Chicago campus at the southeast corner of South Kenwood Avenue and East 58th Street. It is an architecturally eclectic brick three story building, built in 1904 for Frank Lillie and his family to a design by Pond and Pond. It is characterized by flat surfaces with diamond-shaped brickwork, unusually shaped brick corner quoining, and a variety of roof treatments. The interior has retained many of its original finishes despite conversion of the space to academic functions by the university.[3]
Frank Lillie was a native of
Lillie bequeathed his house to the University of Chicago, reserving a life interest for his wife. The university took over the building in 1957, and has used it for a variety of purposes.[3] It presently houses the offices of the Chicago Review.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in South Side Chicago
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois
Notes
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Frank R. Lillie House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
- ^ a b c d James Sheire (January 27, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Frank R. Lillie House" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 1 photo, exterior, from 1975. (432 KB)