Harold Florsheim House

The Harold Florsheim House is a historic house at 650 Sheridan Road in Highland Park, Illinois. The house was built in 1925-28 for businessman Harold M. Florsheim, who later became the president of Florsheim Shoes. Chicago architect Ernest Grunsfeld, who went on to design the Adler Planetarium, designed the house in the French Chateau style. The house includes a gable above the entrance, a multi-story three-sided bay window, casement windows, and a hip roof broken by dormers. Landscape architect Jens Jensen designed the house's grounds, making use of a ravine on the property to instill a sense of privacy.[2][3]

Harold Florsheim House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	650 Sheridan Rd., Highland Park, Illinois
Coordinates	42°09′51″N 87°46′22″W
Area	3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built	1925-28
Architect	Ernest Grunsfeld, Jens Jensen
Architectural style	French Chateau
MPS	Highland Park MRA
NRHP reference No.	82002560[1]
Added to NRHP	September 29, 1982

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1982.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Benjamin, Susan S.; Cook, Nancy W. (September 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Highland Park Multiple Resource Area" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
3. Cook, Nancy W.; Morrison, Lynda (September 1981). "Highland Park Multiple Resource Inventory Sheet: Harold Florsheim House and Property" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved December 7, 2019.