George E. Van Hagen House

The George E. Van Hagen House is a historic house at 12 W. County Line Road in Barrington Hills, Illinois. The house was built circa 1912 for George Ely Van Hagen, the president of the Standard Forgings Company, and his wife Mary Wakefield Lewis Van Hagen, the granddaughter of President William Henry Harrison. Large country estates in rural suburbs such as Barrington Hills were popular with the wealthy in the early twentieth century; Van Hagen used his house's grounds for a gentleman's farm and fox hunting, typical pastimes of estate owners. Architect John Nyden gave the house an Arts and Crafts style design with Federal Revival elements. The house's design uses the simple geometric forms typical of Arts and Crafts designs throughout, with plain cylindrical columns, diamond and rectangular patterned panels, and semicircular arches atop the entrance and several windows. The Federal Revival elements are largely confined to the interior and include a plasterwork dining room ceiling, a mosaic fireplace surround, and cabinets inspired by Palladian windows.[2]

George E. Van Hagen House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	12 W. County Line Rd., Barrington Hills, Illinois
Coordinates	42°09′15″N 88°10′50″W
Built	c. 1912
Architect	John Nyden
Architectural style	Arts and Crafts, Federal Revival
NRHP reference No.	15000966[1]
Added to NRHP	January 12, 2016

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 12, 2016.[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places 2016 Weekly Lists" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
2. Benjamin, Susan S.; Knapp, Laura C. (July 30, 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Van Hagen, George E. House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved March 15, 2020.