Richard Cluever House Explained

Richard Cluever House
Coordinates:41.8931°N -87.8336°W
Built:1913-14
Architect:John S. Van Bergen
Architecture:Prairie School
Added:November 17, 1977
Refnum:77000482

The Richard Cluever House is a historic house at 601 1st Avenue in Maywood, Illinois. Built in 1913–14, the house was designed by noted Prairie School architect John S. Van Bergen. Van Bergen worked for Frank Lloyd Wright before starting his own practice, and like many of his early designs, the Cluever House closely resembles Wright's work. The house features many verandas and balconies and rows of casement windows, providing views of the nearby Des Plaines River. Landscape architect Jens Jensen designed the house's surroundings, which include a garden between the house and the river.[1] [2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1977.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arquilla . Larry . Sprague . Paul E. . National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Richard Cluever Residence . https://web.archive.org/web/20200629164650/http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/200202.pdf . dead . June 29, 2020 . . June 28, 2020 . May 30, 1976.
  2. News: Spula . Ian . Richard Cluever Residence, Quintessential Prairie, Asks $1.5M . June 28, 2020 . . June 24, 2013.