Grigsby Estate

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Grigsby Estate
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Location125 Buckley Rd., Barrington Hills, Illinois
Coordinates 42°10′20″N88°10′43″W / 42.17222°N 88.17861°W / 42.17222; -88.17861
Area112 acres (45 ha)
Built1930 (1930)
ArchitectRowe, Dillard & Rowe
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No. 87000649 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 12, 1987

The Grigsby Estate is a historic estate and hobby farm at 125 Buckley Road in Barrington Hills, Illinois. The house was built in 1930 for Bertram James Grigsby, an electrical engineer and president of a radio manufacturing company, and his wife Elsie. Architecture firm Rowe, Dillard and Rowe designed the estate's Tudor Revival manor house for the couple, a style which reflected the couple's time in England; Elsie was born there, while Bertram worked there for several years. The house's design features an asymmetrical form, half-timbering, decorative brickwork, and several brick chimneys. The estate also includes a guest house, a garage, a greenhouse, a farmhouse, a barn, a milkhouse, a firefighting shed, and a machinery shed. The estate was typical of early development in the Barrington Hills area, which mainly consisted of estates and hobby farms that were often inspired by English country life. [2]

The estate was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 1987. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Hoerner, Joseph M. (December 31, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Grigsby Estate" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.