Pleasant Home
Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 217 Home Ave., Oak Park, IL |
| County | Cook County |
| Listed | Jun 19, 1972 |
| Listed for | Architecture, Social history |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Mills House |
| Reference number | 72000454 |
| Architect | George W. Maher |
| Style | Prairie School architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 217 Home Ave., Oak Park, IL |
| Coordinates | 41.8853° N, 87.8006° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Oak Park | 17 listed places in Oak Park → |
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Pleasant Home listed on the National Register?
Jun 19, 1972. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Who designed Pleasant Home?
George W. Maher, working in the Prairie School architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Pleasant Home?
217 Home Ave., Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Pleasant Home?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72000454. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.