Robert A. Millikan House

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Robert A. Millikan House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark


Location:	5605 S. Woodlawn Ave. Chicago, IL
Coordinates:	41°47′33.75″N 87°35′47.09″W / 41.7927083°N 87.5964139°W / 41.7927083; -87.5964139Coordinates: 41°47′33.75″N 87°35′47.09″W / 41.7927083°N 87.5964139°W / 41.7927083; -87.5964139
Built:	1907
Architect:	Tallmadge & Watson
Architectural style:	Prairie School, Other
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	76000699^[1]
Added to NRHP:	May 11, 1976
Designated NHL:	May 11, 1976^[2]

The Robert A. Millikan House is the former home of American physicist Robert A. Millikan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1923. Located at 5605 South Woodlawn Avenue in Hyde Park community area of Chicago, Illinois, the three-story brick building earned National Historic Landmark status on May 11, 1976.^[3]

Notes [edit]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
^ "Millikan, Robert A., House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
^ National Historic Landmarks Program - Millikan, Robert A., House (2006). Retrieved 25 June 2007.

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