Obee House

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Obee House
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Location1642 Green Bay Rd., Highland Park, Illinois
Coordinates 42°11′08″N87°48′47″W / 42.18556°N 87.81306°W / 42.18556; -87.81306 (Obee House) Coordinates: 42°11′08″N87°48′47″W / 42.18556°N 87.81306°W / 42.18556; -87.81306 (Obee House)
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Builtc. 1874 (1874)
MPS Highland Park MRA
NRHP reference No. 82002573 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 29, 1982
Removed from NRHPJanuary 2, 2020

The Obee House was a historic house at 1642 Green Bay Road in Highland Park, Illinois. The house was built circa 1874 for the Obee family, who owned the house for a century following its construction. The house had a vernacular clapboard form with Victorian elements. Its decorative features included a bay window and hooded window moldings. [2] Its interior featured a wooden staircase, detailed baseboards, and pine flooring. [3]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1982. [1] It was demolished in the late 1990s and replaced by a condominium development and removed from the National Register in 2020. [3] [4] [5]

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