Edward E. Ayer House, 2 East Banks Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Summary
Significance: The house was designed in 1885 by Burnham and Root for Edward Everett Ayer, a wealthy Chicago supplier of railroad ties and collector of Indian lore. The medieval character of the house is typical of the work of Burnham and Root during the 1880's.
Survey number: HABS IL-1035
Building/structure dates: 1885 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Burnham & Root
Location
chicago, 41.90676, -87.62876
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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