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	Deer Path Inn
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	255 E. Illinois Rd., Lake Forest, Illinois
Coordinates	42°14′59″N 87°50′27″W / 42.24972°N 87.84083°W
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1928–29
Architect	Jones, William C.; Anderson & Ticknor
Architectural style	Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No.	92000482
Added to NRHP	May 11, 1992

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The Deer Path Inn is a historic hotel, originally named Deerpath Inn because of its previous location on Deerpath Road, is now located at 255 E. Illinois Road in Lake Forest, Illinois.

History[edit]

The oldest Inn in Lake Forest which is still in operation today as The Deer Path Inn, was established in 1894 in a residence for Col. William Sage Johnston. Shortly afterward, the house was moved one block to the north to make way for the Gorton School. It came under ownership of Kate Lancaster Brewer, who first operated it as a hotel and gave it its present name.^[2] A new building was completed in 1903 at the corner of Deerpath and McKinley Roads, since demolished. Its current building was constructed in 1928–29 by then-owner Edwin Burgess on Illinois Avenue. Architect William C. Jones designed the hotel in the Tudor Revival style; his plan was inspired by a 15th-century manor house in Chiddingstone, England. A fire in 1938 damaged the building and required extensive repairs to the third story; the renovation work was conducted by architects Anderson and Ticknor.^[3]

The hotel functioned as an apartment hotel and served as a permanent home for many wealthy Lake Forest residents, particularly older ones who were unable to maintain private homes. The hotel's single front door and interior spaces were designed to resemble a large home or club rather than a multi-resident complex, separating it from many other apartment hotels of the era. While apartment hotels were common in Chicago and Evanston, The Deer Path Inn was the only apartment hotel of its type in the other communities of the North Shore.^[3] The hotel still operates as a resort and wedding venue.^[4]

The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 1992.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Lake Forest Day: 100 Years of Celebration. Images of America. Chicago, IL: Arcadia Publishing. 2008. p. 16. ISBN 978-0738552491.
^ ^a ^b Benjamin, Susan S. (January 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Deerpath Inn" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-22. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
^ "The Deer Path Inn". Retrieved October 23, 2013.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] Lake Forest Day: 100 Years of Celebration. Images of America. Chicago, IL: Arcadia Publishing. 2008. p. 16. ISBN 978-0738552491.

[NRHP_nom-3] Benjamin, Susan S. (January 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Deerpath Inn" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-22. Retrieved October 23, 2013.

[4] "The Deer Path Inn". Retrieved October 23, 2013.

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-The '''Deer Path Inn''' is a historic hotel located at 255 E. Illinois Road in [[Lake Forest, Illinois|Lake Forest]], [[Illinois]].
+The '''Deer Path Inn''' is a historic hotel, originally named Deerpath Inn because of its previous location on Deerpath Road, is now located at 255 E. Illinois Road in [[Lake Forest, Illinois|Lake Forest]], [[Illinois]].
 ==History==
-The hotel, the oldest in Lake Forest which is still in operation, was established in 1894 in a residence for Col. William Sage Johnston. Shortly afterward, the house was moved one block to the north to make way for the Gorton School. It came under ownership of Kate Lancaster Brewer, who first operated it as a hotel and gave it its present name.<ref>{{cite book|title=Lake Forest Day: 100 Years of Celebration|series=Images of America|year=2008|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|place=Chicago, IL|isbn=978-0738552491|p=16}}</ref> A new building was completed in 1903 at the corner of Deerpath and McKinley Roads, since demolished. Its current building was constructed in 1928&ndash;29 by then-owner Edwin Burgess on Illinois Avenue. Architect William C. Jones designed the hotel in the [[Tudor Revival architecture|Tudor Revival]] style; his plan was inspired by a 15th-century [[manor house]] in [[Chiddingstone]], [[England]]. A fire in 1938 damaged the building and required extensive repairs to the third story; the renovation work was conducted by architects Anderson and Ticknor.<ref name="NRHP nom"/>
+The oldest Inn in Lake Forest which is still in operation today as The Deer Path Inn, was established in 1894 in a residence for Col. William Sage Johnston. Shortly afterward, the house was moved one block to the north to make way for the Gorton School. It came under ownership of Kate Lancaster Brewer, who first operated it as a hotel and gave it its present name.<ref>{{cite book|title=Lake Forest Day: 100 Years of Celebration|series=Images of America|year=2008|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|place=Chicago, IL|isbn=978-0738552491|page=16}}</ref> A new building was completed in 1903 at the corner of Deerpath and McKinley Roads, since demolished. Its current building was constructed in 1928&ndash;29 by then-owner Edwin Burgess on Illinois Avenue. Architect William C. Jones designed the hotel in the [[Tudor Revival architecture|Tudor Revival]] style; his plan was inspired by a 15th-century [[manor house]] in [[Chiddingstone]], [[England]]. A fire in 1938 damaged the building and required extensive repairs to the third story; the renovation work was conducted by architects Anderson and Ticknor.<ref name="NRHP nom"/>
-The hotel functioned as an [[apartment hotel]] and served as a permanent home for many wealthy Lake Forest residents, particularly older ones who were unable to maintain private homes. The hotel's single front door and interior spaces were designed to resemble a large home or club rather than a multi-resident complex, separating it from many other apartment hotels of the era. While apartment hotels were common in [[Chicago]] and [[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston]], the Deer Path Inn was the only apartment hotel of its type in the other communities of the [[North Shore (Chicago)|North Shore]].<ref name="NRHP nom">{{cite web|last=Benjamin|first=Susan S.|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Deerpath Inn|url=http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/200905.pdf|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|accessdate=October 23, 2013|date=January 1992}}</ref> The hotel still operates as a resort and wedding venue.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Deer Path Inn|url=http://dpihotel.com/|accessdate=October 23, 2013}}</ref>
+The hotel functioned as an [[apartment hotel]] and served as a permanent home for many wealthy Lake Forest residents, particularly older ones who were unable to maintain private homes. The hotel's single front door and interior spaces were designed to resemble a large home or club rather than a multi-resident complex, separating it from many other apartment hotels of the era. While apartment hotels were common in [[Chicago]] and [[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston]], The Deer Path Inn was the only apartment hotel of its type in the other communities of the [[North Shore (Chicago)|North Shore]].<ref name="NRHP nom">{{cite web|last=Benjamin|first=Susan S.|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Deerpath Inn|url=http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/200905.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222115128/http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/200905.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-12-22|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|access-date=October 23, 2013|date=January 1992}}</ref> The hotel still operates as a resort and wedding venue.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Deer Path Inn|url=http://dpihotel.com/|access-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref>
 The hotel was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on May 11, 1992.<ref name="nris"/>
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