George B. Dryden House
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| Location | 1314 Ridge Ave., Evanston, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 42°2′30″N 87°41′21″W / 42.04167°N 87.68917°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1916 |
| Architect | Maher, George W. |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001135[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 18, 1978 |
The George B. Dryden House is a historic house located at 1314 Ridge Avenue in Evanston, Illinois. The house was built in 1916 for George B. and Ellen A. Dryden. George was a successful Chicago businessman, while Ellen was the heiress of George Eastman; together, the couple was worth over $9 million. Architect George W. Maher designed the Georgian Revival house. While Maher was better known as a Prairie School architect, the Drydens requested a Georgian design inspired by Ellen's memories of Eastman's home. The three-story house features an entrance portico supported by four Corinthian columns and topped by a pediment. The house is faced with brick and features quoins at the corners and keystones above the windows. A wooden frieze and cornice run below the base of the roof, which begins below the third floor and features several projecting dormers.[2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1978.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Horton, Phyllis (July 28, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: George B. Dryden House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
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