Obee House

Coordinates: 42°11′08″N 87°48′47″W / 42.18556°N 87.81306°W / 42.18556; -87.81306 (Obee House)
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Obee House
Obee House is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Obee House
Obee House is located in Illinois
Obee House
Obee House is located in the United States
Obee House
Location1642 Green Bay Rd., Highland Park, Illinois
Coordinates42°11′08″N 87°48′47″W / 42.18556°N 87.81306°W / 42.18556; -87.81306 (Obee House)
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Builtc. 1874 (1874)
MPSHighland Park MRA
NRHP reference No.82002573[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 29, 1982
Removed from NRHPJanuary 2, 2020

The Obee House was a historic house at 1642 Green Bay Road in Highland Park, Illinois. The house was built circa 1874 for the Obee family, who owned the house for a century following its construction. The house had a vernacular clapboard form with Victorian elements. Its decorative features included a bay window and hooded window moldings.[2] Its interior featured a wooden staircase, detailed baseboards, and pine flooring.[3]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1982.[1] It was demolished in the late 1990s and replaced by a condominium development and removed from the National Register in 2020.[3][4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Axelrod, Leah (September 1981). "Highland Park Multiple Resource Inventory Sheet" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 11, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Going postal over the Ike". Illinois.gov. Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. May 3, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/27/2019 Through 1/3/2020". National Park Service. January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  5. ^ Sweeney, Annie (July 24, 1997). "Highland Park seeking new home for old house". Chicago Tribune. p. Section 2, p.8.