George Pick House
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| Location | 970 Sheridan Rd., Highland Park, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 42°10′10″N 87°46′24″W / 42.16944°N 87.77333°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Architect | Howard Van Doren Shaw |
| Architectural style | Eclectic Revival |
| MPS | Highland Park MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002574[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 29, 1982 |
The George Pick House is a historic house at 970 Sheridan Road in Highland Park, Illinois. The house was built in the early twentieth century for businessman George Pick. Prolific Chicago architect Howard Van Doren Shaw, who also designed several other homes in Highland Park, designed the house. Shaw gave the house an Eclectic Revival design with extensive detail work inspired by architectural styles from throughout Europe. The house's features include carved limestone birds, gables with decorative bargeboards, and an arcade at the entrance.[2][3]
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 January 1, 2020.
- ^ Berger, Philip (September 1981). "Highland Park Multiple Resource Inventory Sheet: George Pick House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-01. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
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