Mrs. C. Morse Ely House

Coordinates: 42°16′18″N 87°49′57″W / 42.27167°N 87.83250°W / 42.27167; -87.83250 (Mrs. C. Morse Ely House)
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Mrs. C. Morse Ely House
Mrs. C. Morse Ely House is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Mrs. C. Morse Ely House
Mrs. C. Morse Ely House is located in Illinois
Mrs. C. Morse Ely House
Mrs. C. Morse Ely House is located in the United States
Mrs. C. Morse Ely House
Location111 Moffett Rd., Lake Bluff, Illinois
Coordinates42°16′18″N 87°49′57″W / 42.27167°N 87.83250°W / 42.27167; -87.83250 (Mrs. C. Morse Ely House)
Area5.9 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1923 (1923)
ArchitectDavid Adler
Architectural styleFrench Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.00001339[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 2000

The Mrs. C. Morse Ely House is a historic house at 111 Moffett Road in Lake Bluff, Illinois. The house was built in 1923 for Mrs. C. Morse Ely, one of several wealthy Chicagoans who built homes in Lake Bluff in the early twentieth century. Architect David Adler gave the house a French Renaissance Revival design inspired by the French château La Lanterne. Adler was well known for his eclectic designs, and French architecture heavily influenced his work. The house's design includes a symmetrical plan, quoins and other ornamental brickwork, limestone pilasters and pediments, casement windows, and five chimneys.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 8, 2000.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Benjamin, Susan (August 1, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ely, Mrs. C. Morse, House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.