Orth House, Wilmette

Name: Orth House
Address: Wilmette, United States

#17 among attractions in Wilmette

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The Orth House is a historic house located at 42 Abbotsford Road in Winnetka, Illinois. Walter Burley Griffin designed the Prairie School house, which was built in 1908. Griffin was a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, and he designed the Orth House shortly after starting his own studio; the house consequently resembles Wright's work more closely than Griffin's later work does. The 1+1⁄2-story house's design features a stucco exterior with decorative stained wood, casement windows divided into geometric patterns, and an overall horizontal emphasis, all characteristic features of the Prairie School. ()

Built: 1908 (116 years ago)Coordinates: 42°5'31"N, 87°43'10"W

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North Shore (Kenilworth)Wilmette United States

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Orth House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Plaza del Lago, Wilmette Theatre, Mahoney Park, Wilmette Public Library.

1 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Plaza del Lago, Wilmette
25 min walk • Plaza del Lago is a shopping center at 1515 Sheridan Road in Wilmette, Illinois, United States, which opened in 1928 as Spanish Court.
1.2 miSE
Wine bar, Cinema, Nightlife
Wilmette Theatre, Wilmette
32 min walk • The Wilmette Theatre is a multi-arts and performance center in Wilmette, Chicago, Illinois. It is run as a not-for-profit organisation. The theatre was opened in 1913. The building was bought by Encyclopædia Britannica Films in 1950. In 1966 Richard Stern bought the theatre from EBF, and operated it for 40 years.
0.8 miE
Park
Mahoney Park, Wilmette
22 min walk • Mahoney Park is a public park on Sheridan Road in the southeast corner of Kenilworth, Illinois. The park opened in 1933 on land donated to the village by the Mahoney family, who required that the land become a park as a condition of their donation.
1.3 miSE
Library
Wilmette Public Library, Wilmette
33 min walk • The Wilmette Public Library serves the residents of Kenilworth and Wilmette, Illinois, United States, on Chicago's North Shore.
1.1 miS
42°4'33"N • 87°43'22"W
Wilmette Historical Museum, Wilmette
29 min walk • History museum, Museum
~1960 ftSE
Event space, City hall
Kenilworth Club, Wilmette
10 min walk • The Kenilworth Assembly Hall is a historic clubhouse located at 410 Kenilworth Avenue in Kenilworth, Illinois. The clubhouse was built in 1907 as a social club for the wealthy Chicago suburb. Resident and noted Prairie School architect George W. Maher designed the building.
0.5 miNE
Tudor Revival architecture
William McJunkin House, Wilmette
12 min walk • The William McJunkin House is a historic house at 151 Sheridan Road in Winnetka, Illinois. The house was built in 1928-29 for William McJunkin, founder and president of the McJunkin Advertising Company.
0.7 miE
Modernist architecture
Dr. Robert Hohf House, Wilmette
18 min walk • The Dr. Robert Hohf House is an International Style residence near Kenilworth, Illinois, United States. Built in 1957, it was designed by George Fred Keck and William Keck, Architects, in collaboration with Evanston Hospital surgeon Dr. Robert Hohf.
1.2 miNW
Village
Winnetka
31 min walk • Winnetka is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located 16 miles north of downtown Chicago. The population was 12,316 as of 2019. The village is one of the wealthiest places in the nation in terms of household income. It was the second-ranked Illinois community on Bloomberg's 2019 Richest Places Annual Index.
0.4 miE
Neoclassical architecture
Mr. J. William de Coursey O'Grady House, Wilmette
10 min walk • The Mr. J. William de Coursey O'Grady House is a historic house at 149 Kenilworth Avenue in Kenilworth, Illinois. The house was built on speculation as part of the Kenilworth Company's initial development in 1898; original owner J. William de Coursey O'Grady did not buy the house until 1901.
0.4 miSE
Neoclassical architecture
Root-Badger House, Wilmette
11 min walk • The Root-Badger House is a historic house at 326 Essex Road in Kenilworth, Illinois. The house was built in 1896 for music publisher Frank K. Root. Architect Daniel Burnham, who was the lead architect for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, designed the Neoclassical house.

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Which popular attractions are close to Orth House?

Nearby attractions include Kenilworth Club, Wilmette (10 min walk), Mr. J. William de Coursey O'Grady House, Wilmette (10 min walk), Root-Badger House, Wilmette (11 min walk), William McJunkin House, Wilmette (12 min walk).

How to get to Orth House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Orth House:

Train

Indian Hill (8 min walk)
Kenilworth (9 min walk)

Bus

Green Bay & Winnetka SB • Lines: 213 (8 min walk)
Sheridan & Winnetka • Lines: 423 (11 min walk)