A. G. Becker Property

The A. G. Becker Property is a historic estate at 405 Sheridan Road in Highland Park, Illinois. The estate was built in 1921 for businessman A. G. Becker. Architect Howard Van Doren Shaw designed the estate's brick Tudor Revival house, which has been modified significantly since its construction. Landscape architect Jens Jensen designed the estate's grounds, which include typical elements of Jensen's such as native plants and decorative rockwork. The grounds also include one of the few surviving Jensen-designed meadows, a once-common feature of his work that was often lost to land divisions and development.[2][3]

A. G. Becker Property
Location405 Sheridan Rd., Highland Park, Illinois
Coordinates42°09′41″N 87°46′05″W
Area17 acres (6.9 ha)
Built1921 (1921)
ArchitectHoward Van Doren Shaw; Jens Jensen
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.84000343[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1984

The estate was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1984.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Benjamin, Susan S.; Cook, Nancy W. (September 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Highland Park Multiple Resource Area" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  3. Benjamin, Susan S. "Highland Park Multiple Resource Inventory Sheet: A. G. Becker Property" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved January 11, 2020.


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