{"nrhp_refnum":"05000114","name":"Humphrey, John, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"9830 W. 144th Place","address_restricted":false,"city":"Orland Park","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.63007128300006,"lon":-87.85957972899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-08-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Law","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame vernacular house at 9830 W. 144th Place in Orland Park, Cook County, Illinois, built in 1881 for John Humphrey. It has a T-shaped plan with a rear kitchen ell and now operates as a museum.","why_significant":"The nomination ties the house to Senator John Humphrey, who served in the Illinois Senate and was Orland Park's mayor from its 1892 incorporation until his death in 1914. It also treats the house as a well-preserved example of the vernacular Four-Over-Four house form with a rear ell, in excellent condition with high integrity.","narrative":"Built in 1881 at 9830 W. 144th Place in Orland Park, this two-story frame house was the home of Senator John Humphrey. It follows the vernacular Four-Over-Four plan, with a central hall, two rooms on each side and a rear kitchen ell that gives the building a T shape. Wood clapboards, wood shingles, brick chimneys and open porches across the front and sides define its exterior, and the interior keeps plaster walls, heavy painted woodwork and a walnut staircase. The house stands in the local Old Orland Historic District and is described as being in excellent condition with high integrity. Humphrey served in the Illinois Senate and, after Orland Park incorporated as a village in 1892, was elected its mayor, holding the office until his death in 1914. During those years the village started a fire department, laid water pipes, built cement sidewalks and paved streets. The house is now used as a museum and is recognized for both its architecture and its link to Humphrey.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Other: Four-over-Four (modified); vernacular massed-plan house with rear kitchen ell","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition with high integrity and very few alterations; current function is museum.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.621659-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/47/8926/28892647/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/05000114.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000114/86d40847b7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000114/86d40847b7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Teemu08 at en.wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Humphrey_House_Orland_Park.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Teemu08 at en.wikipedia</a>, <a href=\"https://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_Humphrey_House_Orland_Park.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892647","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Humphrey_House_(Orland_Park,_Illinois)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14687686"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/humphrey-john-house-05000114/"}