Charles G. Dawes House
Historic house in Illinois, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Charles Gates Dawes House is a historic house museum at 225 Greenwood Street in Evanston, Illinois. Built in 1894, this Chateauesque lakefront mansion was from 1909 until his death the home of Charles Gates Dawes (1865–1951) and his family. Dawes earned the 1925 Nobel Peace Prize for his plan to alleviate the crushing burden of war reparations Germany was required to pay after World War I. Dawes served as U.S. Vice President under Calvin Coolidge, a general during World War I, and as United States Ambassador to Great Britain. Dawes was a descendant of William Dawes, who along with Paul Revere, rode to alarm the colonists that the British regulars were coming on the night before the Revolutionary War began. The house, a National Historic Landmark, is now owned by the Evanston History Center (formerly known as the Evanston Historical Society), which offers tours.
Charles G. Dawes House | |
Location | 225 Greenwood Street, Evanston, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 42°2′34.92″N 87°40′25.18″W |
Built | 1894 |
Architect | H. Edwards Ficken |
Architectural style | Chateauesque |
NRHP reference No. | 76000706 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 8, 1976[1] |
Designated NHL | December 8, 1976[2] |