To spot the Granville-Mott House, look straight ahead at the large two-story home with a steep gabled roof and distinctive dark wooden beams set against creamy walls, framed by shady trees and a curving driveway.
Standing outside the Granville-Mott House, you can almost feel the pride of 1910 Highland Park residents as they gazed at this grand creation by Tallmadge & Watson-the biggest project the famous Chicago firm ever built in town. The house mixes two styles, showing off its Tudor Revival roots with a dramatic gabled roof and crisscrossing half-timbered patterns that look like chocolate drizzled on vanilla cake, while the broad overhanging eaves and slender casement windows seem to wink at you with a Midwestern Prairie School charm. Imagine fancy parties in the early 1900s, the laughter echoing through the rooms as electric light bulbs-then the coolest new things-shone through the decorated glass. Not many houses can brag about their place on the National Register of Historic Places, but this one secured its spot in 1982. So if the squirrels here seem a tad more dignified, it’s probably because they’re living on historic land-where Gothic daydreams and Illinois innovation come together under one impressive roof!
