William Whitaker Landscape and House, Tudor Revival residence in Crown Point, United States.
The William Whitaker House is a two-story brick building known for its steep cross-gable roofs and decorative timber details on the gable ends. The original structure was later expanded with a two-story addition that complements the L-shaped floor plan.
The house was built in 1926 and combines features of Tudor Revival architecture that was popular in the region. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, recognizing its value as a documented example of the architectural style from that era.
The grounds were laid out in 1929 by Jens Jensen, the Danish-born landscape architect known for Prairie School design. Jensen worked with native plants and irregular, naturalistic groupings rather than formal beds. The garden was planned as a setting for the 1926 Tudor Revival brick house, so house and grounds were conceived together.
The property is a private residence in Crown Point, so the house and garden are not open for tours; the grounds and house are best seen from the public street. The Tudor Revival brick house and the Jens Jensen landscape date from 1926 and 1929, and the property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
The landscape was designed by Jens Jensen, the Danish-born Prairie School landscape architect, and built in 1929, three years after the house. Jensen's grounds and the 1926 Tudor Revival brick house together form a documented house-and-garden ensemble, and the property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
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