Edmund D. Brigham House, Glencoe

Name: Edmund D. Brigham House
Address: Glencoe, United States

#4 among attractions in Glencoe

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The Edmund D. Brigham House is a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright at 790 Sheridan Road in Glencoe, Illinois. Wright designed the house circa 1908 for Edmund D. Brigham, a freight agent for the Chicago & North Western Railway, and it was completed the following year. Wright's design is a variation of the one in his article "A Fireproof House for $5000", a concrete home design which he published in the Ladies' Home Journal in 1907. While the Brigham House was the only one of Wright's Fireproof House for $5000 designs actually built with concrete, he would continue to work and experiment with the material throughout his career. The house's Prairie School plan has a central two-story section with one-story wings on either side, several rows of casement windows, and large piers at the corners of the central section and the middle of each wing. ()

Coordinates: 42°8'22"N, 87°45'18"W

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North Shore (Glencoe)Glencoe United States

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Nearby attractions include: Chicago Botanic Garden, Plaza del Lago, Northbrook Court, Edens Plaza.

1.8 miW
Extensive gardens and nature preserves
Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe
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4.5 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Plaza del Lago, Wilmette
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3.2 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Northbrook Court, Northbrook
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4 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Edens Plaza, Wilmette
102 min walk • Edens Plaza is a strip mall in the town of Wilmette, Illinois. It was built by Carson Pirie Scott & Co. in 1956, and, until 2018, was anchored by one of their stores. It is located on a triangular parcel of land between Lake Avenue, Skokie Boulevard and the Edens Expressway.
0.8 miN
Synagogue
North Shore Congregation Israel, Glencoe
20 min walk • North Shore Congregation Israel is a Reform synagogue located at 1185 Sheridan Road in Glencoe, Illinois. The congregation started in 1920 as the North Shore branch of Sinai Congregation, and is the oldest in the Chicago North Shore suburbs.
5 miSE
Wine bar, Cinema, Nightlife
Wilmette Theatre, Wilmette
128 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.
4.7 miS
Golf
North Shore Country Club, Glenview
121 min walk • North Shore Country Club is a private country club in Glenview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Founded in 1900, it features a 7,031 yard 18-hole golf course. In 1933, it hosted the U.S. Open that was won by Johnny Goodman. It has also hosted the Western Open once and the U.S. Amateur twice.
5 miSW
42°5'23"N • 87°49'30"W
The Glen Town Center, Glenview
127 min walk • Shop, Shopping, Shopping centre
1.1 miSW
Golf
Skokie Country Club, Glencoe
28 min walk • Skokie Country Club is a private country club in Glencoe, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Founded in 1897, it features a 7091-yard 18-hole course. In 1922, it hosted the U.S. Open that was won by Gene Sarazen. Phil Gaudin was serving as the head professional at Skokie Country Club when it hosted the 1922 U.S. Open.
3.8 miNW
Library
Highland Park Public Library, Highland Park
97 min walk • The Highland Park Public Library is the public library serving Highland Park, Illinois. It is located at 494 Laurel Ave across the intersection from the Metra station.
3.7 miSE
Tudor Revival architecture
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96 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.