{"nrhp_refnum":"03000916","name":"Pentecost, John L., House","other_names":["The Pines"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"259 Cottage Hill Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Elmhurst","county":"DuPage County","state":"IL","lat":41.89379793400008,"lon":-87.94195103299995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-09-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half story single-family house at 259 Cottage Hill Avenue in Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, built in 1888 as \"The Pines\" and remodeled in 1910.","why_significant":"The nomination marks Criterion C, arguing the house is a good example of late nineteenth and early twentieth century architectural styles. An 1888 Queen Anne house was transformed in 1910 with Arts and Crafts and Prairie School features, plus Classical and Colonial Revival touches. Its art glass, oak interiors and built-in features are cited as evidence.","narrative":"Located three blocks south and one block west of Elmhurst's central business district, this house at 259 Cottage Hill Avenue began in 1888 as \"The Pines,\" a Queen Anne residence on a three-quarter-acre lot. In 1910 it was enlarged and remodeled with Portland cement stucco, a steeply hipped roof, broad eaves and flared dormers. Prairie School and Arts and Crafts elements include geometric art glass windows set in brass, dark-stained oak wainscoting, built-in cabinetry, and fireplaces with patterned brick. Classical and Colonial Revival details appear in the nearly square massing, turned balusters and a keystone arch to the dining room. The house also kept early conveniences such as a central vacuum system, speaking tubes and a clothes chute. Later changes are modest, including an enclosed rear porch in 1970 and a c. 1970 garage. The house is listed as a good example of how late nineteenth and early twentieth century styles were combined in one design.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Fiddelke is named as an architect in the visible text, though the full attribution for the 1910 remodel is not shown in the excerpt.","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements (Queen Anne origins; Arts and Crafts/Prairie School features added in 1910)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as being in excellent condition and still used as a single-family dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.707852-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/44/8927/28892744/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/03000916.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000916/9ff37ec106-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000916/9ff37ec106-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"G LeTourneau","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_L._Pentecost_House_(Elmhurst,_Illinois)_01.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">G LeTourneau</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_L._Pentecost_House_(Elmhurst,_Illinois)_01.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892744","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Pentecost_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6243664"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/dupage-county/pentecost-john-l-house-03000916/"}