Oak Park in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Edgar Rice Burroughs House

Marker at Edgar Rice Burroughs's House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, September 30, 2019

1. Marker at Edgar Rice Burroughs's House

Inscription. From 1914-17, author Edgar Rice Burroughs and his family lived in this house. Here he did most of his creative Oak Park work, writing at least 10 Tarzan and Mars stories. Although Tarzan of the Apes had been published in All-Story magazine in October 1912, it was while Burroughs lived in this house that the first edition of that novel was published. Native Chicagoans Burroughs and his wife Emma came to Oak Park to raise their family shown here from left, Joan, Hulbert, and Jack.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 41° 53.898′ N, 87° 47.144′ W. Marker has been reported damaged. Marker is in Oak Park, Illinois, in Cook County. Marker is on Augusta Street just west of North Ridgeland Avenue, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 414 Augusta St, Oak Park IL 60302, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Taylor Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Henry A. Taylor (approx. ¼ mile away); Continental Divide (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Continental Divide (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Life and Times of Hans Christian Andersen (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gold Star Men of the World War (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Park.

Regarding Edgar Rice Burroughs House. The author of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs, lived in this house in Oak Park for three years.

Additional keywords. Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, August 16, 2023

2. Edgar Rice Burroughs House

Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2022, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 234 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 2, 2022, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 2. submitted on August 16, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.