National Register of Historic Places

Wee Haven

Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois
Listed
December 15, 2011
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
11000906

About this property

Wee Haven is a historic house located at 1509 West Park Avenue in Champaign, Illinois. The Prairie School house was built in 1925; its design came from a plan which architect Charles Saxby Elwood had published in Fruit, Garden and Home magazine the previous year. As is typical in Prairie School designs, the house has a heavy emphasis on horizontality, as can be seen in its low massing, flat roof with wide eaves, and casement windows with art glass. The house's various ornaments, which include tile prairie flowers, a wooden apron and string course, and fascia along the eaves, also add to its horizontal focus. The house's fireplace, its most distinctive Prairie School interior feature, has a tile hearth with a brick surround and two more decorative tile flowers. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 15, 2011.

Location

1509 W. Park Ave.
Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois
40.11931, -88.27133

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Wee Haven listed on the National Register?

Wee Haven was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 15, 2011.

What type of historic resource is Wee Haven?

Wee Haven is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Wee Haven?

The period of significance for Wee Haven is recorded as the industrial era.

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