Mrs. Henry F. Akin House, Melrose Park

Name: Mrs. Henry F. Akin House
Address: Melrose Park, United States

#15 among attractions in Melrose Park

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The Mrs. Henry F. Akin House is a historic house at 901 S. 8th Avenue in Maywood, Illinois. The house was built circa 1910 for Elizabeth R. Akin, the wife of former Maywood mayor Henry F. Akin. Tallmadge and Watson, Chicago-area architects who were pioneers of the Prairie School style, designed the home. The one-story bungalow features a stucco exterior, wood banding which forms geometric shapes, casement windows, and overhanging eaves, all typical elements of early Prairie works. The house is one of three in Maywood designed by prominent Prairie School architects and the only bungalow of the three. ()

Coordinates: 41°52'46"N, 87°50'31"W

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Mrs. Henry F. Akin House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Haymarket Martyrs' Monument, Forest Home Cemetery, Winslow House, Richard Cluever House.

1.3 miSE
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Haymarket Martyrs' Monument, Oak Park
34 min walk • The Haymarket Martyrs' Monument is a funeral monument sculpture located at Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
1.2 miSE
Cemetery
Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago
32 min walk • Forest Home Cemetery is at 863 S. DesPlaines Ave, Forest Park, Illinois, adjacent to the Eisenhower Expressway, straddling the Des Plaines River in Cook County, just west of Chicago.
0.9 miNE
Prairie school architecture
Winslow House, Oak Park
24 min walk • The Winslow House is a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house located at 515 Auvergne Place in River Forest, Illinois. A landmark building in Wright's career, the Winslow House, built in 1893–94, was his first major commission as an independent architect.
1 miNE
Prairie school architecture
Richard Cluever House, Melrose Park
27 min walk • The Richard Cluever House is a historic house at 601 1st Avenue in Maywood, Illinois. Built in 1913–14, the house was designed by noted Prairie School architect John S. Van Bergen.
0.4 miNE
Tudor Revival architecture
Baptist Retirement Home, Melrose Park
11 min walk • The Baptist Retirement Home is a historic retirement home at 316 Randolph Street in Maywood, Illinois. The home was built in 1930 for the Baptist Old People's Home organization, which was founded in Maywood in 1906; the large-scale building replaced its original, smaller facilities.
1.5 miNE
Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture, Neoclassical architecture
River Forest Historic District, Oak Park
38 min walk • The River Forest Historic District is a national historic district encompassing much of the village of River Forest, Illinois. The district includes 830 buildings, most of which are houses as the village is almost entirely residential.