Pleasant Home
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Pleasant Home is a historic Prairie School-style mansion in Oak Park, Illinois, designed by architect George W. Maher and noted for its distinctive early 20th-century residential architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pleasant Home canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Prairie School building
ⓘ
historic house ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| address | 217 Home Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Farson House
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Farson House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | George W. Maher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Prairie School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | John W. Farson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Oak Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1896 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Cook County, Illinois ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cultural and community center
ⓘ
historic house museum ⓘ |
| floorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Pleasant Home Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasement | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
broad overhanging eaves
ⓘ
central hall plan ⓘ formal reception rooms ⓘ horizontal massing ⓘ ornamental art glass windows ⓘ |
| hasGarden | yes ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeDesign | Prairie-style landscaping ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| location | Oak Park, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
stone
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| NHLDesignationDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Prairie School design details
ⓘ
early 20th-century residential architecture ⓘ extensive art glass and woodwork ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 72000449 ⓘ |
| offers |
educational programs
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ special events ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Ridgeland–Oak Park Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of Prairie School residential architecture
ⓘ
represents work of architect George W. Maher ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1897 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.