The Harold Florsheim House is a historic house at 650 Sheridan Road in Highland Park, Illinois. The house was built in 1925–28 for businessman Harold M. Florsheim, who later became the president of Florsheim Shoes. Chicago architect Ernest Grunsfeld, who went on to design the Adler Planetarium, designed the house in the French Chateau style. The house includes a gable above the entrance, a multi-story three-sided bay window, casement windows, and a hip roof broken by dormers. Landscape architect Jens Jensen designed the house's grounds, making use of a ravine on the property to instill a sense of privacy.[2][3]
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| Location | 650 Sheridan Rd., Highland Park, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 42°09′51″N 87°46′22″W / 42.16417°N 87.77278°W |
| Area | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) |
| Built | 1925-28 |
| Architect | Ernest Grunsfeld, Jens Jensen |
| Architectural style | French Chateau |
| MPS | Highland Park MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002560[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 29, 1982 |
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1982.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Benjamin, Susan S.; Cook, Nancy W. (September 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Highland Park Multiple Resource Area" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ Cook, Nancy W.; Morrison, Lynda (September 1981). "Highland Park Multiple Resource Inventory Sheet: Harold Florsheim House and Property" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-08. Retrieved December 7, 2019.