George B. Dryden House

George B. Dryden House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	1314 Ridge Ave., Evanston, Illinois
Coordinates	42°2′30″N 87°41′21″W / 42.04167°N 87.68917°WCoordinates: 42°2′30″N 87°41′21″W / 42.04167°N 87.68917°W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1916
Architect	Maher, George W.
Architectural style	Georgian Revival
NRHP Reference #	78001135[1]
Added to NRHP	December 18, 1978

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.^[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1978.^[1]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Horton, Phyllis (July 28, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: George B. Dryden House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved April 3, 2015.