{"nrhp_refnum":"85001908","name":"Perkins, Dwight, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2319 Lincoln St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Evanston","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":42.062188201000026,"lon":-87.71314158799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-08-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Literature","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2.5-story wood-frame, stuccoed single-family house at 2319 Lincoln Street in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, built in 1904 and designed by architect Dwight Perkins for his own family. It was later enlarged into an L-shape.","why_significant":"The house is argued to be significant as the work of nationally known architect Dwight Perkins and as a lasting expression of the Arts and Crafts movement, with Prairie style influences. It is also tied to the achievements of the Perkins family, including Dwight's park, forest preserve, planning and school design work and Lucy Fitch Perkins's children's books and murals. Its living room and studio take on added meaning because Steinway Hall, where the Perkins circle gathered, is demolished.","narrative":"Built in 1904 at 2319 Lincoln Street in Evanston, this stuccoed wood-frame house was designed by Chicago architect Dwight Perkins as a home for his family. Originally square, it grew into an L-shape through additions in 1921 and 1930, both by Perkins himself. Its steep gable roof, bracketed bays, trellised porch and birch-paneled interior show Arts and Crafts and Prairie influences, and the grounds were laid out with landscape architect Jens Jensen. Inside, built-in benches, bookcases, a large living room fireplace and a carved wooden frieze reflect the handcrafted ideals of the period. The house is also linked to its residents. Dwight Perkins championed Chicago's small parks, the Cook County Forest Preserves, regional planning and innovative school design. His wife, Lucy Fitch Perkins, wrote and illustrated the popular Twins book series and painted murals, some of which remain in the house. Their son Lawrence, founder of Perkins & Will, later lived and worked there.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Dwight H. Perkins","architectural_style":"Arts and Crafts and Prairie style influences","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; the form lists its condition as altered, with later additions in 1921 and 1930 that are said not to harm the original design.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.408935-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/46/8924/28892446/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/85001908.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001908/bcc59bc510-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001908/bcc59bc510-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dwight_H._Perkins_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:Dwight_H._Perkins_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892446","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Perkins_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20710249"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/perkins-dwight-house-85001908/"}