{"nrhp_refnum":"82002553","name":"Beatty, Ross J., House","other_names":["Halcyon Hall"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"344 Ravine Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Highland Park","county":"Lake County","state":"IL","lat":42.181378504000065,"lon":-87.78980114899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-09-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Tudor Revival mansion known as Halcyon Hall at 344 Ravine Drive, Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois, built about 1909 and designed by Pasquay as the second Ross J. Beatty house.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as an elegant Tudor mansion with impressive siting and exquisite interior and exterior detailing, reflecting a lifestyle not often seen today. It was the second Highland Park home of Inland Steel executive Ross J. Beatty. The architect Pasquay designed it at a scale and quality of craftsmanship that would be difficult to duplicate.","narrative":"Halcyon Hall is a Tudor Revival mansion at 344 Ravine Drive in Highland Park, built around 1909 and designed by an architect identified as Pasquay. It was the second Highland Park residence of Ross J. Beatty, an Inland Steel executive. The house has an irregular plan, two stories plus a basement and a third floor under the roof. Its brick walls over red tile and gypsum block are finished with plaster, and the south section and the coach house are half timbered. Sandstone bas reliefs set in the brick include a coat of arms and two carrying the name Halcyon Hall. Hipped and gabled roofs, three dormers and three offset chimneys add to its profile. The grounds include a coach house with four garages, an apartment and a greenhouse, plus a gazebo. The property was listed for its fine siting, detailed craftsmanship and the scale of living it represents, which would be difficult to duplicate today.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Pasquay","architectural_style":"Tudor Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in fair condition, with some alterations in 1981 including a redone driveway, new front steps and planters, and possible changes to the front door portico. It remains in use as a single family residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.9562-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/64/8912/28891264/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/82002553.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002553/b1113697e6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002553/b1113697e6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ronincmc","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ross_J_Beatty_House_344RavineDr2.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Ronincmc</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:Ross_J_Beatty_House_344RavineDr2.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891264","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_J._Beatty_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85797951"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/lake-county/beatty-ross-j-house-82002553/"}