Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio Museum, 645 South Meacham Road, Schaumburg, Cook County, IL

2017 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry
Significance: The Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio is an exemplary built work designed by noted Modernist architect, Paul Schweikher of Chicago, Illinois. Schweikher built it as his private residence and professional architecture studio between 1938 and 1953. The building is a combination of Prairie Style, Japanese Architecture, and the emerging Modern Style of the early twentieth century. Alexander Langsdorf and his wife, Martyl Langsdorf purchased it from Schweikher in 1953. Alexander was an important nuclear physicist involved in the World War II Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago. Martyl was an acclaimed painter best known for creating the "Doomsday Clock" for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio was acquired by the Village of Schaumburg and made into a house museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N2264, N2265
Survey number: HABS IL-340
Building/structure dates: 1938 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 87000098