Lillie, Frank R., House
Historic house in Chicago, Illinois. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Frank R. Lillie House is a historic house at 5801 South Kenwood Avenue, on the campus of the University of Chicago on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1904 to a design by Pond and Pond, it was home for many years to Frank R. Lillie (1870–1947), a pioneering embryologist and influential supporter of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976, it is now used by the university as office space.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 5801 Kenwood Ave., Chicago, IL |
| County | Cook County |
| Listed | May 11, 1976 |
| Reference number | 76000696 |
| Architect | Pond and Pond |
| Type of place | single-family detached home |
| Style | Chicago School |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 5801 Kenwood Ave., Chicago, IL |
| Coordinates | 41.78947, -87.59288 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Pullman National Historical Park · 7 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | West Beach Picnic Shelters 23 mi · Chellberg Farm Picnic Shelters 28 mi · Dunbar Group Site 31 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76000696. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.