National Register of Historic Places

James, Jean Butz, Museum of the Highland Park Historical Society

Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois
Listed
September 28, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82002567

About this property

The Jean Butz James Museum is a historic house and former museum at 326 Central Avenue in Highland Park, Illinois. The Italianate house was built in 1871, two years after Highland Park's establishment. The Highland Park Building Company built the house without a buyer, as it expected that the new city would attract many affluent Chicagoans in the coming years. Its design includes a yellow brick exterior, bracketed eaves, and a widow's walk. The Highland Park Historical Society bought the house in 1969 and converted it to a historic house museum, which opened in 1972. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1982. The Highland Park Historical Society closed the museum and relocated in 2015.

Location

326 Central Ave.
Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois
42.18711, -87.79423

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was James, Jean Butz, Museum of the Highland Park Historical Society listed on the National Register?

James, Jean Butz, Museum of the Highland Park Historical Society was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 1982.

What type of historic resource is James, Jean Butz, Museum of the Highland Park Historical Society?

James, Jean Butz, Museum of the Highland Park Historical Society is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for James, Jean Butz, Museum of the Highland Park Historical Society is recorded as the industrial era.

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