May 06, 1971
Henry B. Clarke House - National Register of Historic Places
Statement of Significance: The Clarke House is noted as the oldest: _building still standing in Chicago. Although the house has been moved from its original site near 16th and Michigan, and although its column portico has been removed and an Italian Victorian cupola added, the exterior proportions, the placing of the windows, the interior spaces on the first floor--all remain as originally conceived. The Clarke House, despite alterations, typifies the Greek Revival style prevalent in Chicago approximately between the 1830's and 1855. The influence of Classical models is seen in its low pitched pediment, in its bilateral symmetry as well as in the simple moldings. Unfortunately, with the notable exception of the Clarke House, the 1871 fire accounted for the destruction of practically · every Greek Revival building in Chicago. In 1935, the house was measured and photographed by the Historic American Buildings Survey. Two years later, it was designated a "Chicago Historical Site" by the Charter Jubilee Committee and the City Council of Chicago.
Henry B. Clarke House - National Register of Historic Places
Statement of Significance: The Clarke House is noted as the oldest: _building still standing in Chicago. Although the house has been moved from its original site near 16th and Michigan, and although its column portico has been removed and an Italian Victorian cupola added, the exterior proportions, the placing of the windows, the interior spaces on the first floor--all remain as originally conceived. The Clarke House, despite alterations, typifies the Greek Revival style prevalent in Chicago approximately between the 1830's and 1855. The influence of Classical models is seen in its low pitched pediment, in its bilateral symmetry as well as in the simple moldings. Unfortunately, with the notable exception of the Clarke House, the 1871 fire accounted for the destruction of practically · every Greek Revival building in Chicago. In 1935, the house was measured and photographed by the Historic American Buildings Survey. Two years later, it was designated a "Chicago Historical Site" by the Charter Jubilee Committee and the City Council of Chicago.
May 06, 1971
Posted Date
Mar 30, 2022
Historical Record Date
May 06, 1971
Source Name
United States Department of Interior - National Park Service
