Augustus Warner House

Landmark Context

Augustus Warner House is fixed in the city's landmark record at 1337 N. Dearborn Street. The current city data lists it as dating to a construction date of 1884 and credits Lawrence Gustav Hallberg, Sr. It was designated on December 11, 2013. Augustus Warner House can be read through domestic design, residential development, and block-by-block neighborhood change without losing sight of the actual site.

Augustus Warner House gains definition in the field when attention concentrates on lot width, setbacks, porches, bays, and rooflines, the rhythm between neighboring houses, and alterations that show changing domestic use. The point is not just to admire the building but to understand how one domestic building can still clarify the growth of an entire residential block.

Research Starting Points

Augustus Warner House can be checked against real-estate atlases and fire insurance maps, permit files and census or directory material, and historic photographs and neighborhood histories when the designation summary runs out. That source trail is often the best way to move from designation summary to a fuller building history.

Augustus Warner House still needs deeper source work, but the landmark record already keeps that work tied to one place.