{"nrhp_refnum":"80001382","name":"Zion Chapter House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2715 Emmaus Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Zion","county":"Lake County","state":"IL","lat":42.44552635700006,"lon":-87.82813676199999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-11-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Politics/Government","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A chapter house at 2715 Emmaus Avenue in Zion, Lake County, Illinois, built in 1910 for the American Woman's League. It is one of ten Illinois chapter houses in a thematic group, and the form lists it as a Class II house (the photo captions say Class III).","why_significant":"The house is part of a group of ten Illinois chapter houses built in 1909-10 to shelter local chapters of the American Woman's League. The League was a national movement to advance and uplift women through suffrage, literacy, domesticity, education and social interaction. The houses were built in standardized classes that reflect the League's aims and period styles, and the Illinois houses are in the best overall condition of any in the country.","narrative":"Built in 1910 at 2715 Emmaus Avenue in Zion, Illinois, this small building was constructed to house a local chapter of the American Woman's League. The League was a nationwide movement that promoted women's suffrage, literacy, domesticity, education and social interaction. Ten chapter houses were built in Illinois in 1909-10, using standardized plans grouped into four classes. The form lists the Zion building as a Class II house, though photo captions call it Class III. The designs reflected the League's view of its functions and drew on period styles, especially Arts and Crafts, Mission and Bungalow. The Zion house has had no exterior changes, and only some alteration to its interior layout, where walls were added in places once served by folding doors. It is in excellent condition and serves as a private home. It also has a basement. The Illinois chapter houses are in the best overall condition of any built in America, and all of them still stand.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Standardized League chapter house design (Class II per the form), reflecting Arts and Crafts, Mission and Bungalow influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as being in excellent condition with no exterior changes and somewhat altered interior layout; used as a private home.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.203895-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/74/8912/28891274/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/80001382.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001382/6e7e17be66-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001382/6e7e17be66-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zion_Chapter_House,_American_Women%27s_League.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zion_Chapter_House,_American_Women%27s_League.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891274","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_Chapter_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8072499"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/lake-county/zion-chapter-house-80001382/"}