Westover Road Non-Commissioned Officers' Housing Historic District
Why it's listed
Fifteen two-story blond brick duplexes line Westover Road at Fort Sheridan, north of Chicago. Built in 1939 from standardized Type NCO-9 plans prepared by the Office of the Quartermaster General, they housed non-commissioned officers, with two three-bedroom units in each building. Two Colonial Revival variations, Type A with a side-gabled roof and Type B with a hipped roof, alternate in an A-B-A-B pattern along both sides of the street. Each building has a copper-roofed front vestibule, side sun porches above below-grade single-car garages, and brick end chimneys. Originally the main facades faced away from Westover Road, which served as a service alley. Later changes include sealing the original entrances and converting them to half bathrooms, relocating entries to the sun porches, and replacing most windows in 1988. The district is considered locally significant as an example of standardized army housing from 1936 to 1945 and for its association with building activity before World War II. The buildings remain in housing use.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the duplexes are locally significant under Criterion C as a location-specific interpretation of standardized military housing built on army posts between 1936 and 1945. They are also significant under Criterion A for their link to the building activity that preceded U.S. involvement in World War II.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 08000399, listed October 1, 2009. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 339-355 Westover Rd., Highwood |
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| County | Lake County |
| Listed | October 1, 2009 |
| Reference number | 08000399 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1939-1957 |
| Architect / builder | Office of the Quartermaster General |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Military |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Buildings are in good condition and currently used as institutional housing; main alterations are relocated front entrances and replaced windows and roofing. |
| Acreage | 11.5 |
| Within district | Fort Sheridan Historic District |
| Coordinates | 42.21329, -87.81622 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 08000399.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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