|
Ridgeland-Oak Park Historic District
|
|
|
|
|
| Location: | Roughly bounded by Austin Blvd., Harlem, Ridgeland, and Chicago Aves., Lake and Madison Sts., Oak Park, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Area: | 539 acres (218 ha) |
| Built: | 1870 |
| Architect: | multiple |
| Architectural style: | Prairie School, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 83003564[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | December 08, 1983 |
The Ridgeland-Oak Park Historic District is a historic district in Oak Park, Illinois that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It includes 1558 contributing buildings over 539 acres (218 ha).[1]
The district includes the George W. Smith House, an early example of Frank Lloyd Wright's work as a contributing property. The house is one of two Frank Lloyd Wright designed buildings within the Ridgeland Historic District; the other structure is the Unity Temple.[2] The Smith House is the only example of residential architecture by Wright found within the boundaries of the Ridgeland Historic District.[2] The historic district, overall, lacks examples of Wright's full fledged Prairie style that are found in abundance in the nearby Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District.[2]
|
||||||||||||||||||||