Lloyd Lewis House

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Lloyd Lewis House
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Location153 Little St. Mary's Road, Libertyville, Illinois
Coordinates 42°15′30.72″N87°56′6.43″W / 42.2585333°N 87.9351194°W / 42.2585333; -87.9351194
Built1939
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright
Architectural styleUsonian
NRHP reference No. 82002579 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 15, 1982

The Lloyd Lewis House in Libertyville, Illinois is a Usonian house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1939. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] The client for this house was the editor of the Chicago Daily News . [2] [3] This is a two-story house located near the Des Plaines River.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Lloyd Lewis: A Chicago Journalist". Chicago, IL: The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago.
  3. "Inventory of the Lloyd Lewis Papers, 1886-1985, bulk 1905-1949". Chicago, IL: The Newberry Library.