Sam and Ruth VanSickle Ford House

Coordinates: 41°45′12″N 88°21′33″W / 41.75333°N 88.35917°W / 41.75333; -88.35917
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Sam and Ruth Van Sickle Ford House
Sam and Ruth VanSickle Ford House is located in Illinois
Sam and Ruth VanSickle Ford House
Sam and Ruth VanSickle Ford House is located in the United States
Sam and Ruth VanSickle Ford House
Location404 S. Edgelawn Dr., Aurora, Illinois
Coordinates41°45′12″N 88°21′33″W / 41.75333°N 88.35917°W / 41.75333; -88.35917
Built1949 (1949)-50
Built byDon Tosi
ArchitectBruce Goff
Architectural styleOrganic
NRHP reference No.16000056[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 8, 2016
Designated NHLDecember 11, 2023

The Sam and Ruth Van Sickle Ford House is a historic house located at 404 S. Edgelawn Drive in

Ruth Van Sickle Ford and her husband, civil engineer Sam Ford. Architect Bruce Goff, an influential figure in the organic movement, designed the house. The house is dome-shaped, with Quonset hut ribs forming the frame of the dome. Most of the dome is covered in shingles; however, the southeast side of the dome was left open to give the house outdoor rooms. Two smaller domes containing the home's bedrooms abut the south and northeast sides of the main dome.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 8, 2016, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2023 for its architecture.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/07/16 Through 3/11/16". National Park Service. March 18, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Waters, John H. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ford, Sam and Ruth Van Sickle, House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.