Root-Badger House

The Root-Badger House is a historic house at 326 Essex Road in Kenilworth, Illinois. The house was built in 1896 for music publisher Frank K. Root. Architect Daniel Burnham, who was the lead architect for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, designed the Neoclassical house. Burnham's work on the Columbian Exposition popularized Neoclassical architecture throughout the country, and his later works such as the Root-Badger House continued in this tradition. The house's design includes a two-story rounded portico supported by four Ionic columns, a balcony above the front door, an entablature with a dentillated cornice, and a balustrade encircling the roof.[3]

Root-Badger House
Root-Badger House is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Root-Badger House
Root-Badger House is located in Illinois
Root-Badger House
Root-Badger House is located in the United States
Root-Badger House
Location326 Essex Rd., Kenilworth, Illinois[1]
Coordinates42°05′18″N 87°42′46″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1896 (1896)
ArchitectDaniel H. Burnham
Architectural styleNeoclassical
NRHP reference No.92000550[2]
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1992

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, 1992.[2]

References
  1. Zekas, Joe (April 26, 2012). "Kenilworth's Root-Badger House on the market for $8.95M". Chicago Now. Tribune Media. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. Spindell, Robert E.; Spindell, Ethel G. (January 12, 1992). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Root-Badger House. Illinois Historic Preservation Division.


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