Charles G. Dawes House
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| Location | 225 Greenwood Street, Evanston, Illinois |
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| Built | 1894 |
| Architect | H. Edwards Ficken |
| Architectural style | Chateauesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000706 |
| Added to NRHP | December 08, 1976[1] |
Charles Gates Dawes House is the lakefront mansion built for Charles Gates Dawes, whose Dawes Plan for peace eventually earned him the 1925 Nobel Peace Prize. Dawes was U.S. Vice President under Calvin Coolidge. It is a site significant for its owner more than its architecture.
Architect and early history
The house was built in 1894 by Robert Sheppard [3] , treasurer and business manager of Northwestern University, and designed by H. Edwards Ficken (1844-1929) of New York, an architect of some note who began his career as an architectural renderer. [4] His career included several distinguished commissions, including ones for the New York Athletic Club and Yale University and he was a supervising architect and engineer for Woodlawn Cemetery [5] on Long Island. Ficken is perhaps best know, however, as the architect for Pepperidge Hall (1896) in Oakdale, New York. [6]
Landmark status
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.[2][7] The Evanston Historical Society maintains its headquarters within the building.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ^ a b "Charles G. Dawes House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
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- ^ [2] Brown, Elizabeth Mills New Haven, a Guide to Architecture and Urban Design: A Guide to Architecture and Urban Design: 15 Illustrated Tours, 1976. New Haven, Yale University Press ISBN 0300019939, 9780300019933 p. 137.
- ^ [3] Website for The Woodlawn Cemetery
- ^ [4] Long Island Memories Website of the Long Island Library
- ^ George R. Adams and Ralph Christian (March, 1976), Template:PDFlink, National Park Service
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