Oak Brook in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Gatehouse at Mayslake
Photographed By Sean Flynn, May 5, 2024
1. The Gatehouse at Mayslake Marker
The gatehouse supported operations at the estate. The English-inspired building provided ample living quarters for employees, and the garage kept automobiles safe. The barn, greenhouse and conservatory served as a hub for farming activities. Some of the horses housed in the stable likely drank from this very trough.
[Caption below photo in upper left corner:]
1926 view of the gatehouse taken from today's 31st Street
[Caption next to photo of Howard Van Doren Shaw:]
"He was the most rebellious of the conservatives and the most conservative of the rebels."
July 1926 obituary for architect Howard Van Doren Shaw, who designed the Mayslake Peabody Estate gatehouse complex and was known for incorporating elements of contemporary design in his traditional work
Erected by Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture
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Location. 41° 49.762′ N, 87° 57.663′ W. Marker is in Oak Brook, Illinois, in DuPage County. Marker can be reached from 31st Street (County Route 34) 0.2 miles west of Illinois Route 83, on the left when traveling west. The marker is inside the Mayslake Peabody Estate, about a quarter-mile from the property entrance on 31st Street and a short walk from the Mayslake Hall building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1717 31st Street, Oak Brook IL 60523, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Indian Boundary Line (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Original Butler School Merry-Go-Round (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ben Fuller House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Wolf Road Prairie (approx. 2.9 miles away); a different marker also named Wolf Road Prairie (approx. 3.1 miles away); a different marker also named Wolf Road Prairie (approx. 3.2 miles away); a different marker also named The Indian Boundary Line (approx. 3.4 miles away); Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Brook.
Also see . . .
1. Mayslake Peabody Estate
Photographed By Sean Flynn, May 5, 2024
2. The marker with the horse trough in the rear
2. How the Conservatively Radical Architect Howard Van Doren Shaw Changed the American House. From Chicago magazine in 2015, a look at the influence of architect Howard Van Doren Shaw
Excerpt: "After his death, he was memorialized by the architect and historian Thomas Tallmadge as 'the most rebellious of the conservatives, and the most conservative of the rebels.' And in his new book, Inventing the New American House: Howard Van Doren Shaw, Architect, Stuart Cohen makes the case for Shaw as an innovator, drawing out that argument from Shaw's reticent buildings."(Submitted on May 6, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Photographed By Sean Flynn, May 5, 2024
3. The marker, with Mayslake Hall in the rear
Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 35 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 6, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
