The district contains many buildings of merit, including the Oak Park Post Office on Lake Street, designed in 1933 by Charles E. White Jr. and his partner Bertram A. Weber, in 1933, and the Art DecoMedical Arts Building, designed by Oak Park architect Roy J. Hotchkiss.
^Bluestone, Daniel M. (December 8, 1983). "Ridgeland–Oak Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form" (PDF). Oak Park Landmarks Commission (now Historic Preservation Commission).
^ ab"Ridgeland–Oak Park Historic District," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 4 June 2007.
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ridgeland, park, historic, district, historic, district, park, illinois, that, listed, national, register, historic, places, 1983, includes, 1558, contributing, buildings, over, acres, national, register, historic, placesu, historic, districtgeorge, smith, hou. The Ridgeland Oak Park Historic District is a historic district in Oak Park Illinois that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 It includes 1558 contributing buildings over 539 acres 218 ha 1 2 Ridgeland Oak Park Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtGeorge W Smith house an early Frank Lloyd Wright designShow map of IllinoisShow map of the United StatesLocationRoughly bounded by Austin Blvd Harlem Ridgeland and Chicago Aves Lake and Madison Sts Oak Park IllinoisCoordinates41 53 7 N 87 47 18 W 41 88528 N 87 78833 W 41 88528 87 78833Area539 acres 218 ha Built1870ArchitectmultipleArchitectural stylePrairie School Bungalow Craftsman Late VictorianNRHP reference No 83003564 1 Added to NRHPDecember 08 1983 The district includes the George W Smith House an early example of Frank Lloyd Wright s work as a contributing property The house is one of two Frank Lloyd Wright designed buildings within the Ridgeland Historic District and the only residential home the other structure is the Unity Temple 3 Otherwise the historic district lacks examples of Wright s full fledged Prairie style that are found in abundance in the nearby Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie School of Architecture Historic District 3 The district contains many buildings of merit including the Oak Park Post Office on Lake Street designed in 1933 by Charles E White Jr and his partner Bertram A Weber in 1933 and the Art Deco Medical Arts Building designed by Oak Park architect Roy J Hotchkiss References edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 Bluestone Daniel M December 8 1983 Ridgeland Oak Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form PDF Oak Park Landmarks Commission now Historic Preservation Commission a b Ridgeland Oak Park Historic District PDF National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form HAARGIS Database Illinois Historic Preservation Agency Retrieved 4 June 2007 External links edit nbsp Media related to Ridgeland Oak Park Historic District at Wikimedia Commons Ridgeland Oak Park Historic District brochure Oak Park Historic Preservation Commission This article about a property in Cook County Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Cook County Illinois location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ridgeland Oak Park Historic District amp oldid 1169451366, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
