Built 1916 (1916) Opened 1916 Added to NRHP 18 December 1978 | NRHP Reference # 78001135 Area 8,000 m² | |
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Location 1314 Ridge Ave., Evanston, Illinois Architectural styles Colonial Revival architecture, Georgian architecture Similar Mitchell Museum of the Ameri, Ryan Field, North Shore Channel, Shedd Aquarium, Brookfield Zoo | ||
The George B. Dryden House is a historic house located at 1314 Ridge Avenue in Evanston, Illinois. The house was built in 1916 for George B. and Ellen A. Dryden. George was a successful Chicago businessman, while Ellen was the heiress of George Eastman; together, the couple was worth over $9 million. Architect George W. Maher designed the Georgian Revival house. While Maher was better known as a Prairie School architect, the Drydens requested a Georgian design inspired by Ellen's memories of Eastman's home. The three-story house features an entrance portico supported by four Corinthian columns and topped by a pediment. The house is faced with brick and features quoins at the corners and keystones above the windows. A wooden frieze and cornice run below the base of the roof, which begins below the third floor and features several projecting dormers.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1978.