The Caroline Grow House is a historic house at 603 N. 6th Avenue in Maywood, Illinois. The house was built circa 1902 by Caroline Grow, whose late husband David bought the house's plot in 1875. It has an American Foursquare design, a utilitarian style which was popular in the early twentieth century. The 2+12-story house has a rectangular form with a front porch supported by four columns and a hip roof with a central dormer, a typical layout for a Foursquare home. The design also includes Neoclassical details such as the Doric capitals on the porch's columns; these were common in Chicago-area architecture after the 1893 Columbian Exposition popularized the style.[2]

Caroline Grow House
Caroline Grow House is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Caroline Grow House
Caroline Grow House is located in Illinois
Caroline Grow House
Caroline Grow House is located in the United States
Caroline Grow House
Location603 N. 6th Ave., Maywood, Illinois
Coordinates41°53′34″N 87°50′25″W / 41.89278°N 87.84028°W / 41.89278; -87.84028 (Caroline Grow House)
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1902
Architectural styleAmerican Foursquare
MPSMaywood MPS
NRHP reference No.92000489[1]
Added to NRHPMay 22, 1992

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1992.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Benjamin, Susan S. (January 29, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Grow, Caroline, House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved August 24, 2020.[dead link]