{"nrhp_refnum":"82002577","name":"Soule, C. S., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"304 Laurel Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Highland Park","county":"Lake County","state":"IL","lat":42.186223023000025,"lon":-87.79252578699999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-09-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Gothic Revival house at 304 Laurel in Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois, built around 1880 by an unknown architect or builder. It originally served as a church manse and is now a residence.","why_significant":"The house is tied to the Reverend C. S. Soule, pastor of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church from 1880 to 1886, who lived there. His residency is the main clue to the construction date, which is otherwise unknown. He also taught Latin at Highland Hall, a school for girls.","narrative":"Built around 1880 on Laurel Avenue in Highland Park, this Gothic Revival house first served as the manse for the neighboring Presbyterian Church. It has multiple gables, sits fairly close to the street on a modest, openly planted lot, and has an open porch at the east end and a square bay of three windows on the front. The Reverend C. S. Soule, pastor of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church from 1880 to 1886, lived here. He also taught Latin at Highland Hall, a girls' school at St. Johns and Ravine Drive, and died in Ravenswood in 1893. The exact construction date is unknown, and his residency is the best clue to it. The house has changed over time: aluminum siding was added, a two-car garage was attached in 1979, and a rear barn was demolished in 1978. It remains in excellent condition and is used as a residence.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Overall condition is listed as excellent but altered. Aluminum siding was added, a two-car garage was attached in 1979, and the rear barn was torn down in 1978. Present use is residential.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.196659-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/25/8912/28891225/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/82002577.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002577/aadd05cc19-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002577/aadd05cc19-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ronincmc","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C.S.Soule_House_304LaurelAve.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:C.S.Soule_House_304LaurelAve.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891225","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._S._Soule_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85749798"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/lake-county/soule-c-s-house-82002577/"}