Pleasant Home
Pleasant Home, also known as the John Farson House, is a historic home located in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, United States. The large, Prairie style mansion was designed by architect George Washington Maher and completed in 1897.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: House
- Description: architechural landmark in Oak Park, Illinois, USA
- Also known as: “John Farson House”
- Address: 217 Home Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mills Park and Oak Park station.
Oak Park station
Railway station
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Oak Park is a Metra commuter railroad station in Oak Park, Illinois, just west of Chicago. It is served by Metra's Union Pacific West Line, with service east to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far west as Elburn, Illinois. Oak Park station is situated 640 feet north of Pleasant Home.
Harlem/Lake station
Railway station
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Harlem/Lake, announced as Harlem, is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line. It is the northwestern terminus of the Green Line. Harlem/Lake station is situated 1,400 feet west of Pleasant Home.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oak Park and Forest Park.
Oak Park
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Oak Park is a city of 52,000 people in the Chicagoland area. It's essentially an outdoor museum dedicated to architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Forest Park
Village
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Forest Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. The population was 14,339 at the 2020 census. The Forest Park terminal on the CTA Blue Line is the line's western terminus, located on the Eisenhower Expressway at Des Plaines Avenue.
River Forest
Village
River Forest is a suburban village adjacent to Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,717. Two universities make their home in River Forest, Dominican University and Concordia University Chicago.
Pleasant Home
- Categories: single-family detached home, building, and residential building
- Location: Oak Park Township, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.8854° or 41° 53′ 7″ northLongitude
-87.8006° or 87° 48′ 2″ westElevation
627 feet (191 metres)Open location code
86HJV5PX+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 610880662OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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- French: “Pleasant Home”
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