Residence of Samuel M. Nickerson (1883)*

Artist/Designer: Burling & Whitehouse

Project Location: Illinois, United States

Figure 1: Burling & Whitehouse, Residence of Samuel M. Nickerson. Source: Burling & Whitehouse, Chicago – Elevation and Floor plan. 1881, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : April 24, 2015 )

Figure 2: Burling & Whitehouse, Residence of Samuel M. Nickerson. Source: Roland Nickerson, Chicago – Exterior. Photograph. ( Source | Accessed : April 24, 2015 )

Figure 3: Burling & Whitehouse, Residence of Samuel M. Nickerson. Source: Roland Nickerson, Chicago – Library. Photograph ( Source | Accessed : April 24, 2015 )

Figure 4: Burling & Whitehouse, Residence of Samuel M. Nickerson. Source: Roland Nickerson, Chicago – Main Hall. Photograph. ( Source | Accessed : April 24, 2015 )

Figure 5: Fig. 5 Burling & Whitehouse, Residence of Samuel M. Nickerson. Source: Roland Nickerson, Chicago – Dining Room. Photograph. ( Source | Accessed : April 24, 2015 )

Style/Period(s):
Aesthetic Movements, Art Nouveau

Primary Material(s):
Wood

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

"The Richard H. Direhaus Museum: Chicago's Downton Abbey." Gadling. | Accessed : April 24, 2015

Significant Date(s):
19th Century, 1873

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Lewis, Arnold et al. The Opulent Interiors Of The Gilded Age. New York: Dover, 1987.

“Residence of Samuel M. Nickerson : Burlington and Whitehouse, Archts.” American Architect & Building News 9, 1881.

In 2003, The residence was add to the National Registry of Historic Places.

Craven, Wayne. Gilded Mansions. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2009.

Building Address: Chicago, Illinois

Supporting Designers/Staff: Edward J. Burling

Style/Period(s): Art Nouveau

Significant Dates: 1883 – Built; 2003 - National Registry of Historic Places

Associated Projects:

Tags: Tiffany, Samuel M. Nickerson, Edward J. Burling, Art Nouveau, Chicago

Note: Wikipedia-The rooms display some furnishings original to the Nickerson period as well as Driehaus' private collection of late 19th and early 20th-century decorative arts objects, including a large private collection of statues, paintings, furniture, and Louis Comfort Tiffany glass.

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