George W. Smith House, Oak Park

Name: George W. Smith House
Address: Oak Park, United States

#31 among attractions in Oak Park

Frank Lloyd Wright, Shingle style architecture

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The George W. Smith House is a home in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, United States designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1895. It was constructed in 1898 and occupied by a Marshall Field & Company salesman. The design elements were employed a decade later when Wright designed the Unity Temple in Oak Park. The house is listed as a contributing property to the Ridgeland-Oak Park Historic District which joined the National Register of Historic Places in December 1983. ()

Built: 1895 (129 years ago)Coordinates: 41°52'52"N, 87°47'58"W

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George W. Smith House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Pleasant Home, Unity Temple, Birthplace of Ernest Hemingway.

0.9 miN
The famed Prairie-style architect’s home
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park
23 min walk • Nestled in the charming suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio stands as a testament to the architectural prowess and innovative vision of one of America's most renowned architects. This museum, once the personal residence and workspace of...
~1600 ftN
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Pleasant Home, Oak Park
8 min walk • Pleasant Home, also known as the John Farson House, is a historic home located in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, United States. The large, Prairie style mansion was designed by architect George Washington Maher and completed in 1897. The house was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on June 19, 1972.
0.5 miN
, Frank Lloyd Wright, Museum
Unity Temple, Oak Park
14 min walk • Unity Temple is a Unitarian Universalist church in Oak Park, Illinois, and the home of the Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation. It was designed by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and built between 1905 and 1908.
0.7 miN
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Birthplace of Ernest Hemingway, Oak Park
18 min walk • The Ernest Hemingway Birthplace is a historic home and museum in Oak Park, Illinois where American author Ernest Hemingway was born. Hemingway lived in the home with his family for the first six years of his life. The house, now owned by The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park, is open for guided tours.
0.6 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Frank Lloyd Wright
Horse Show Fountain, Oak Park
15 min walk • The Horse Show Fountain, also known as the Wright-Bock Fountain, is located in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, United States.
0.7 miNE
Area
Oak Park Township, Chicago
18 min walk • Oak Park Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois and its boundaries are coterminous with the village of Oak Park. As of the 2010 census, its population was 51,878.
0.8 miSE
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Oak Park Conservatory, Oak Park
22 min walk • Oak Park Conservatory is a conservatory and botanical garden located at 615 Garfield Street in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, United States. It is open daily with restricted hours; admission is free, but a donation is suggested.
0.5 miN
Church
Calvary Memorial Church, Oak Park
13 min walk • Calvary Memorial Church of Oak Park is a nondenominational church on Lake Street in Oak Park, Illinois, United States.
0.6 miNE
Park
Scoville Park, Oak Park
15 min walk • Scoville Park is a public park in Oak Park, Illinois. Designed by Jens Jensen, the Danish-American landscape architect, the park is located at the corner of Lake Street and Oak Park Avenue in the town's central Hemingway District, next to the Oak Park Public Library.
0.4 miNE
41°53'7"N • 87°47'38"W
St. Edmund Parish, Oak Park
11 min walk • Church
0.6 miN
Library
Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park
15 min walk • The Oak Park Public Library is the public library system serving the village of Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb just west of Chicago. Founded as a public library in 1903, the library has three locations offering books, magazines, movies, music, computer access, and programs for all ages.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to George W. Smith House?

Nearby attractions include Pleasant Home, Oak Park (8 min walk), St. Edmund Parish, Oak Park (11 min walk), Yearbook, Oak Park (13 min walk), Calvary Memorial Church, Oak Park (13 min walk).

How to get to George W. Smith House by public transport?

The nearest stations to George W. Smith House:

Bus

Madison & Harlem • Lines: 320 (7 min walk)
Oak Park & Madison • Lines: 311 (8 min walk)

Train

Oak Park (11 min walk)

Metro

Harlem/Lake • Lines: Green (12 min walk)
Oak Park • Lines: Blue, Green (19 min walk)