{"nrhp_refnum":"78001158","name":"Hickox, Warren, House","other_names":["Hickox/Brown house"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"687 S. Harrison Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kankakee","county":"Kankakee County","state":"IL","lat":41.11234227800003,"lon":-87.86139092899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-01-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A wood-frame, stucco-clad house at 687 South Harrison Avenue in Kankakee, Illinois, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built around 1900 near the Kankakee River, next to Wright's Bradley house.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the most significant houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and a premier example of his mature Prairie House. Its exterior follows his 1901 Ladies Home Journal design \"A Small House With Lots of Room in It,\" and its interior adapts his \"A Home in a Prairie Town\" plan. It served as a prototype for his work between 1900 and 1909, and survives in nearly original condition.","narrative":"Built about 1900 at 687 South Harrison Avenue in Kankakee, Illinois, this wood-frame house with a stucco exterior was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. It sits on a large lot near the Kankakee River, beside his Bradley house. The exterior follows Wright's 1901 Ladies Home Journal design \"A Small House With Lots of Room in It,\" while the interior adapts his earlier \"A Home in a Prairie Town\" plan. Cement plaster, stained woodwork, and Georgia pine trim were used as the published specifications described. The plan is a blunt T that suggests a cross, with a central living room and two half-octagonal bays. Changes have been small: a partial wall between living and dining rooms, a remodeled kitchen, modern bathroom fixtures, painted surfaces, and a removed south terrace. It is regarded as a premier example of the mature Prairie House and a prototype for Wright's work between 1900 and 1909. Restoration of altered areas was underway when the property was listed.","period_of_significance":"1900","architect_builder":"Frank Lloyd Wright","architectural_style":"Prairie House (Frank Lloyd Wright, cruciform plan)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent condition with very minor alterations; a private residence undergoing restoration to near-original condition at the time of nomination.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.725494-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/41/8932/28893241/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/78001158.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001158/98cd165714-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001158/98cd165714-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Teemu08","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warren_Hickox_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Teemu08</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:Warren_Hickox_House.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"86001488","name":"Riverview Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/riverview-historic-district-86001488/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893241","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Hickox_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7970256"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/kankakee-county/hickox-warren-house-78001158/"}