Kenilworth Club

Kenilworth Club
Location 410 Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth, Illinois
Coordinates 42°5′11″N 87°42′57″W / 42.08639°N 87.71583°W / 42.08639; -87.71583Coordinates: 42°5′11″N 87°42′57″W / 42.08639°N 87.71583°W / 42.08639; -87.71583
Area less than one acre
Built 1907 (1907)
Architect Maher, George W.
Architectural style Prairie School
NRHP reference # 79000832[1]
Added to NRHP March 21, 1979

The Kenilworth Club 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. His design represents a transitional stage in his work; it was his last building to feature a significant horizontal emphasis, and it includes several early hints at style elements he later became known for. The windows are arranged in groups of three, which was typical of Maher's later works, and a stem-and-square motif used in several external elements evokes the signature thistle patterns he introduced the next year. The horizontal elements, which include the broad eaves and wall paneling, exhibit Maher's difficulties with the horizontal form of the Prairie School and were called "unsatisfactory" by architectural historian Carl W. Condit.[2]

The clubhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Pomerance, Philip L. (August 2, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Kenilworth Club" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved April 9, 2016.


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