Ford, Sam and Ruth Van Sickle, House
Historic house in Illinois, United States in Aurora, Illinois. Added to the National Register in 2016, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Sam and Ruth Van Sickle Ford House is a historic house located at 404 S. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora, Illinois. The house was built in 1949–50 for painter and art teacher Ruth Van Sickle Ford and her husband, civil engineer Sam Ford. Architect Bruce Goff, an influential figure in the organic movement, designed the house. The house is dome-shaped, with Quonset hut ribs forming the frame of the dome. Most of the dome is covered in shingles; however, the southeast side of the dome was left open to give the house outdoor rooms. Two smaller domes containing the home's bedrooms abut the south and northeast sides of the main dome.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 404 S. Edgelawn Dr., Aurora, IL |
| County | Kane County |
| Listed | Mar 8, 2016 |
| Reference number | 16000056 |
| Architect | Bruce Goff |
| Type of place | house |
| Style | organic architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings, 1 structures |
Visiting
| Address | 404 S. Edgelawn Dr., Aurora, IL |
| Coordinates | 41.75354, -88.35873 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Pullman National Historical Park · 39 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 16000056. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.