HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY FORM Resource Address: 600 N Kenilworth Ave Oak Park Illinois 60302 USA County: Cook Historic name: Ernest Hemingway Boyhood Home Present name: Dr. Clarence and Grace Hemingway House Local place name: Visible from public right of way: Yes Ownership: Owner/Address: Land unit size: Site/Setting: Lat/Long: 41.8963380313799200, -87.7972845042991700 [WGS84] UTM: Zone 16T, 433863.5015 mE, 4638574.1532 mN Parcel No. Historical Information Historic Function: Domestic: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic: Single Dwelling Construction Date: ca. 1900-1909 , documented 1906* Architect: Grace Hall Hemingway / Henry G. Fiddelke Original or Significant Owners: Dr. Clarence and Grace Hemingway Builder: Harper and Butendorff Significant Date/Period: Developer: Areas of Significance: Architectural Information Category: building, Single-family residence Style: Prairie School Additions Structural: Frame/Stucco Exterior Material(s): original stucco Alterations Moved Stories: 2.5, Bays: Roof Material: replacement asphalt shingles Other Form or Plan: foursquare, rectangular Roof Type: Hip , Deep Ancillary structures: Foundation: Windows: original wood Diamond pane casements 1 total including garage General condition: Chimney(s): one brick center straddle ridge Basement: Porch: single-story Full-width open porch Historical Summary: See attached research report from the 2016 Wright Plus house walk sponsored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust. Status (Current Listing or Designation) Evaluation (Preparer's Assessment of Eligibility) National: indiv. district landmrk. Recommendation Level of potential eligibility Landmark potential State/Province: indiv. district landmrk. Individually eligible National National Eligible as contributing resource State State Local: indiv. district landmrk. Not eligible / non-contributing Local Local Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District 1973 Not determined Eligibility: The boyhood home of significant author Ernest Hemingway, where he lived from the ages… Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District 1972 Inventory Sheet : Dr. Clarence and Grace Hemingway House : 600 N Kenilworth Ave Oak Park Cook Illinois 600 N Kenilworth Ave Oak Park, Illinois (pg. 2) Ernest, Marcelline and Ursula Hemingway, c. 1908 Description/Remarks This is a 2.5-story single-family residence in the Prairie School style built in 1906. The structural system is frame/stucco. Exterior walls are original stucco. Horizontal wood banding and trim. The building has a hip roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles with deep and Six gabled with flared eaves dormers. There is one center, straddle ridge, brick chimney. Windows are original wood, Diamond pane-light casements. Also 1/1, 6/1 and 8/1 wood double-hung windows, and fixed picture windows. There is a single-story, full-width open porch characterized by a hip roof clad in asphalt shingles with square stuccoed posts on side walls stuccoed piers. Side entry to porch from Iowa Street. -------------------------------- Date source: Village of Oak Park building permit archives. Other sources: Building permit records. Survey and Recorder Project: Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School Historic District Sequence/Key no.: Survey Date: March 18, 2015 Prepared By: Douglas Kaarre, AICP Village of Oak Park Report Title/Name: Survey and Planning Previous Surveys: Oak Park Survey 1970 Inventoried: 06/30/2016 4:02:06 pm Level of Survey: Additional Research Recommended? Last updated: 07/27/2021 11:49:13 am by / Reconnaissance Intensive Yes No Inventory Sheet : Dr. Clarence and Grace Hemingway House : 600 N Kenilworth Ave Oak Park Cook Illinois 600 N Kenilworth Ave Oak Park, Illinois (pg. 3) Continuation Sheet Comments on Eligibility (continued) ... of 7 to 21. Inventory Sheet : Dr. Clarence and Grace Hemingway House : 600 N Kenilworth Ave Oak Park Cook Illinois.