National Register of Historic Places - Illinois (IL), Lake County

Lake County Illinois (Historic Districts) has 23 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Sheridan Historic District, Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Jensen, Jens, Summer House and Studio, Stevenson, Adlai E., II, Farm and Adler, David, Estate.

Several famous people are associated with these Lake County historic places including Jens Jensen, Stevenson, Adlai E., II and David Adler.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lake County places including Office of the Quartermaster General, Jarvis Hunt, Holabird & Roche, Stanley Anderson, Perkins, Wheeler, and Will, Jens Jensen, Peter Weber, Chicago & Milwaukee Electric RR, David Adler and Edwin H. Clark. Prominent architectural styles found in Lake Country are Colonial Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Classical Revival.

Adler, David, Estate (added 1999 - - #99001380)

Also known as David Adler Cultural Center

1700 N Milwaukee Ave. , Libertyville

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Adler, David

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Historic Person:

Adler, David

Significant Year:

1934, 1918, 1926

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Garden, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Outdoor Recreation

Adler, Mrs. Isaac D., House (added 2002 - - #02000901)

1480 N. Milwaukee Ave. , Libertyville

Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Adler, David,

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Garden, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Garden, Single Dwelling

Barrington Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001047)

Also known as See Also:Octagon House

Roughly bounded by Chicago & Northwestern RR, S. Spring and Grove Sts., E. Hillside and W. Coolidge, and Dundee Aves. , Barrington

Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Camp Logan National Guard Rifle Range Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000640)

Illinois Beach State Park , Zion

Kaytill, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Military Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

Deerpath Hill Estates Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000676)

Also known as Deerpath Hill Estates and First Addition

Roughly bounded by Northcliffe Way, King Muir Rd. and Waukegan Rd. , Lake Forest

BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Anderson, Stanley D., Turnbull, Henry K.

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Plaza, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Plaza, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object

Fort Sheridan Historic District (added 1980 - - #80001379)

Also known as See Also:Water Tower, Building 49

Off IL 22 , Fort Sheridan

TheCatalyst31, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Office of the Quartermaster General, Holabird & Roche

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Military, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Military Facility

Current Function:

Defense

Current Sub-function:

Military Facility

Great Lakes Naval Training Station (added 1986 - - #86002890)

Bounded by Cluverius Ave., Lake Michigan, G St., and Sheridan Rd. , Waukegan

Dual Freq, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Hunt,Jarvis

Architectural Style:

Other, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Military, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Naval Facility, Water-Related

Current Function:

Defense, Domestic, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Naval Facility, Water-Related

Green Bay Road Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001235)

Roughly, area surronding 10 S to 1596 N Green Bay Rd. and Ahwahnee Rd. , Lake Forest

Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Adler, David, Shaw, Howard Van Doren

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Hazel Avenue Prospect Avenue Historic District (added 1982 - - #82002563)

St. Johns, Hazel, Dale, Forest, and Prospect Aves. , Highland Park

Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Jensen, Jens, Summer House and Studio (added 1991 - - #91000795)

Also known as See Also:Jensen, Jens, House and Studio

930--950 Dean Ave. , Highland Park

Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Jensen,Jens

Architectural Style:

Shingle Style

Historic Person:

Jensen,Jens

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Professional, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Judah, Noble, Estate (added 1990 - - #90001197)

111 and 211 W. Westminster St. , Lake Forest

Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Goodwin,Philip Lippincott

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Garden, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Garden, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility

Lake Bluff Uptown Commercial Historic District (added 2006 - - #06001021)

20, 31-113 E. Scranton, 26-40 (even) E. Center Ave., and 550 N. Sheridan , Lake Bluff

BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Frost, Charles & Alfred Granger

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Fire Station, Monument/Marker, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Rail-Related, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Financial Institution, Monument/Marker, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Rail-Related, Specialty Store

Lake Forest Cemetery (added 2001 - - #01000597)

Also known as Evergreen Cemetery, Forest Cemetery

1525 N. Lake Rd. , Lake Forest

Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Simonds, Ossian Cole, Hotchkiss, Almerin

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Art, Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

Lake Forest Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001161)

Roughly bounded by Western, Westleigh, Lake Michigan, and N city limits , Lake Forest

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government

Historic Sub-function:

College, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government

Current Sub-function:

College, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Linden Park Place-Belle Avenue Historic District (added 1983 - - #83003580)

Roughly bounded by Sheridan Rd., Elm Pl., Linden, Park, and Central Aves. , Highland Park

Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Millburn Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000851)

U.S. 45, Millburn and Grass Lake Rds. , Millburn

Porterhse, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Italianate, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Near North Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001162)

Roughly bounded by Ash St., RR. tracks, Glen Flora Ave. , Waukegan

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Current Function:

Domestic

Ravinia Park Historic District (added 1982 - - #82002575)

Roughly bounded by Lambert Tree Ave., Sheridan Rd., St. Johns Ave., Rambler Lane, and Ravinia Park Ave. , Highland Park

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Chicago & Milwaukee Electric RR, Weber,Peter

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Fair, Theater

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Music Facility

Ryerson, Edward L., Area Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000086)

Also known as Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area

21950 N. Riverwoods Rd. , Deerfield

Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clark,Edwin H., Cramer,Ambrose

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Camp, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

Stevenson, Adlai E., II, Farm (added 2003 - - #03000918)

25200 N. Saint Mary's Rd. , Mettawa

Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Perkins, Wheeler, and Will, Anderson, Stanley

Architectural Style:

Moderne, International Style

Historic Person:

Stevenson, Adlai E., II

Significant Year:

1937, 1938

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Work In Progress

Vine-Oakwood-Green Bay Road Historic District (added 1980 - - #80001381)

Green Bay Rd., E. Vine and N. Oakwood Aves. , Lake Forest

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

West Park Neighborhood Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000900)

Roughly bounded by Green Bay Rd., Westminster, Oakwood, and Atteridge Rds. , Lake Forest

Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Westover Road Non-Commissioned Officers' Housing Historic District (added 2009 - - #08000399)

339-355 Westover Rd. , Highwood

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Quartermaster General

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Institutional Housing