The A. G. Becker Property is a historic estate at 405 Sheridan Road in Highland Park,

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. The estate was built in 1921 for businessman A. G. Becker. Architect

Howard Van Doren Shaw Howard Van Doren Shaw AIA (May 7, 1869 – May 7, 1926) was an architect in Chicago, Illinois. Shaw was a leader in the American Craftsman movement, best exemplified in his 1900 remodel of Second Presbyterian Church in Chicago. He designe ...

designed the estate's brick

Tudor Revival Tudor Revival architecture (also known as mock Tudor in the UK) first manifested itself in domestic architecture in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century. Based on revival of aspects that were perceived as Tudor architecture ...

house, which has been modified significantly since its construction. Landscape architect

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designed the estate's grounds, which include typical elements of Jensen's such as native plants and decorative rockwork. The grounds also include one of the few surviving Jensen-designed meadows, a once-common feature of his work that was often lost to land divisions and development. The estate was added to the

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on November 15, 1984.

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National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Illinois Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois Tudor Revival architecture in Illinois Houses completed in 1921 Highland Park, Illinois {{LakeCountyIL-NRHP-stub