| Address | 5624 N. Newark Avenue, Chicago, IL |
|---|---|
| Built | 1833 |
| Architect | Addn 1863, Unknown |
| Status | Designated Chicago Landmark |
| Designation Date | May 11, 1988 (Final)City Council Journal of the Proceedings, p. 13106 |
| Neighborhood | Norwood Park |
| Type | House |
| Landmark ID | L-153 |
Direct quotes from the Chicago Landmark Designation Report
“Seymour was one of the first residents of what was planned as the future town of Norwood Park, which took its name from a novel by Henry Ward Beecher.”
“The Clarke House was probably built in 1837; evidence suggests a 1833 or 1834 construction date for the Noble House. The Clarke House is a larger and more imposing house designed in the Greek Revival style with an elegant columned porch across its front.”
“The second important owner of the house was Thomas H. Seymour who purchased it in 1868. Seymour had come to Chicago from New York. He worked for the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad before entering the commission business and becoming a member of the Board of Trade, a livelihood he pursued until his retirement in 1902.”
“The roof of the Seymour addition was replaced with a higher gable-fronted roof in the Colonial Revival style. The Noble portion of the house was given two dormer windows, and its porch was removed and replaced with a Colonial Revival doorway, topped with a broken pediment containing an urn-shaped finial, perhaps to emphasize the separation between the two residences within the house.”