{"nrhp_refnum":"82002533","name":"Bailey-Michelet House","other_names":["Michelet House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1028 Sheridan Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wilmette","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":42.081035823000036,"lon":-87.69449247599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-08-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A twelve-room, two-story wood frame Italianate house with a rear carriage barn at 1028 Sheridan Road, Wilmette, Illinois. It was built about 1871, probably by Luther L. Greenleaf, and moved to its present site in 1896.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a fine Italianate example adapted to regional tastes and climate, and it survives largely intact inside and out from the 1870s. It is also tied to the Bailey family of Evanston and to the Michelet family, who helped establish eastern Wilmette's lakeshore as a residential rather than industrial area.","narrative":"This twelve-room, two-story frame house at 1028 Sheridan Road in Wilmette, Illinois, reflects Italianate design adapted to the lakeshore climate. Built around 1871, probably by Chicago builder Luther L. Greenleaf, it follows pattern-book designs by A.J. Bicknell, with two elaborate bays, rope-molded window surrounds and a small cubic vestibule. A steeper roof than usual helps shed heavy lakeshore snow. Inside, plaster medallions, marble fireplaces and a curving walnut staircase survive essentially unaltered. A Queen Anne carriage barn from the late 1890s stands behind it. The house was first owned by William R. Bailey, a prominent Evanston meat merchant, and his wife Nancy. In 1896 attorney Charles Jules Michelet bought it and moved it to its present site beside his brother's residence, the first on Sheridan Road in Wilmette. His descendants have lived there since. The house is valued for its high integrity and for its role in shaping the North Shore's residential development.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Luther L. Greenleaf","architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; described as in good condition and altered only by the 1896 move.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.644261-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/83/8924/28892483/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/82002533.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002533/11ee6f30ea-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002533/11ee6f30ea-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bailey-Michelet_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bailey-Michelet_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892483","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailey%E2%80%93Michelet_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15196144"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/bailey-michelet-house-82002533/"}