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[edit] Artists
Ralph Clarkson was an American artist, notable as one of the original member's of Lorado Taft's Eagle's Nest Art Colony near Oregon, Illinois.
Charles Francis Browne was an American artist who studied art in Boston and Paris, eventually becoming a respected artist and professor in Chicago.
[edit] Early life
Charles Francis Browne was born in Natick, Massachusetts in 1859.[1]
[edit] Formal training
Browne studied art at several institutions during his life. He studied at the Boston Museum School, the Pennsylvania Academy of Arts, and at the École des Beaux-Arts with Jean-Léon Gérôme.[1]
[edit] Style and major works
[edit] Eagle's Nest
Browne, along with Lorado Taft, Ralph Clarkson, and a number of other artists, was a founding member of Eagle's Nest Art Colony near Oregon, Illinois. The colony was a summer reprieve for many prominent Chicago artists, writers and architects.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Gray, Mary Lackritz and Schulze, Franz. A Guide to Chicago's Murals, (Google Books), University of Chicago Press, Chicago: 2001, pp. 420–21, (ISBN 0226305961).
- ^ Dury, John. Old Illinois Houses, (*Google Books), Read Books, 2007, p. 204, (ISBN 1406741744).
[edit] Another article
| Oscar Taylor House | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Area: | >1 acre |
| Built/Founded: | 1857 |
| Architect: | Otis L. Wheelock |
| Architectural style(s): | Italianate |
| Added to NRHP: | May 11, 1984 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 84001165 |
| Governing body: | Stephenson County Historical Society |
The Oscar Taylor House is a historic house in the city of Freeport, Illinois. The house was built around in 1857 and served as a "station" on the Underground Railroad during the American Civil War. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
[edit] History
The Oscar Taylor House was built for Freeport banker and attorney Oscar Taylor in 1857. Taylor, the son of Speaker of the House John W. Taylor, opened Freeport's first bank in 1852. The house became a social and cultural center in Freeport, hosting many prominent guests. During the American Civil War the house was used as a station on the Underground Railroad. Fugitive slaves were hidden in the basement behind a secret door fronted with shelving. The door still remains. The house was in the Taylor family until 1944 when it was gifted to form the Stephenson County Historical Society and turned into a historic house museum.[1]
[edit] Architecture
The Taylor House is an Italianate stone house of locally quarried, rough-faced limestone. It was designed by Otis L. Wheelock of the Chicago firm, Boyington and Wheelock. The house was the first of Freeport's large houses. The house is two stories tall with a full basement and full attic. It has a symmetrical plan but its symmetry is not plainly obvious because of the building's varied composition. It is topped by a cupola above and a projecting kitchen wing below, and also possesses projecting polygonal bays and a rear sunroom. These factors make the structure's symmetry difficult to discern.[1]
[edit] Historic significance
The Oscar Taylor House is significant in the areas of commerce and architecture. In the commerce area it is significant because of its association with Oscar Taylor, a prominent local businessman. It is also a good example of an Italianate mansion and was important as a stop on the Underground Railroad. The Oscar Taylor House was added to the National Register of Historic Places May 11, 1984.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Gray, Mary Lackritz and Schulze, Franz. A Guide to Chicago's Murals, (Google Books), University of Chicago Press, Chicago: 2001, pp. 420–21, (ISBN 0226305961).
- ^ Dury, John. Old Illinois Houses, (*Google Books), Read Books, 2007, p. 204, (ISBN 1406741744).
[edit] External links
- Oscar Taylor House, Property Information Report, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, accessed May 21, 2008.
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