The Ross J. Beatty House, also known as Halcyon Hall, is a historic house at 344 Ravine Drive in Highland Park, Illinois. Built circa 1909, the house was the second of two homes built in Highland Park for steel magnate Ross J. Beatty. Originally situated on a large lot, the house is a Tudor Revival-style mansion with a carriage house, greenhouse, and gazebo on its grounds. Its lot was later subdivided, and multiple other houses now stand on its former grounds. The house's design includes a brick exterior, bas-relief stone carvings, decorative half-timbering, and a complex roof with several dormers and chimneys.[2][3]

Ross J. Beatty House
Ross J. Beatty House is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Ross J. Beatty House
Ross J. Beatty House is located in Illinois
Ross J. Beatty House
Ross J. Beatty House is located in the United States
Ross J. Beatty House
Location344 Ravine Dr., Highland Park, Illinois
Coordinates42°10′53″N 87°47′23″W / 42.18139°N 87.78972°W / 42.18139; -87.78972 (Ross J. Beatty House)
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Builtc. 1909 (1909)
Architectural styleTudor Revival
MPSHighland Park MRA
NRHP reference No.82002553[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 29, 1982

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1982. Beatty's other home in Highland Park, the Ross Beatty House, is also listed on the National Register.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Benjamin, Susan S.; Cook, Nancy W. (September 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Highland Park Multiple Resource Area" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Manaster, Debra (September 1981). "Highland Park Multiple Resource Inventory Sheet: Second Ross J. Beatty House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-01. Retrieved January 1, 2020.