Sam and Ruth VanSickle Ford House

The Sam and Ruth Van Sickle Ford House is a historic house located at 404 S. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora, Illinois. The house was built in 1949–50 for painter and art teacher Ruth Van Sickle Ford and her husband, civil engineer Sam Ford. Architect Bruce Goff, an influential figure in the organic movement, designed the house. The house is dome-shaped, with Quonset hut ribs forming the frame of the dome. Most of the dome is covered in shingles; however, the southeast side of the dome was left open to give the house outdoor rooms. Two smaller domes containing the home's bedrooms abut the south and northeast sides of the main dome.^[2]

Sam and Ruth Van Sickle Ford House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
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Location	404 S. Edgelawn Dr., Aurora, Illinois
Coordinates	41°45′12″N 88°21′33″W
Built	1949 (1949)-50
Built by	Don Tosi
Architect	Bruce Goff
Architectural style	Organic
NRHP reference No.	16000056[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 8, 2016
Designated NHL	December 11, 2023

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 8, 2016, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2023 for its architecture.^[1] It remains privately owned.^[3]

References

1. "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/07/16 Through 3/11/16". National Park Service. March 18, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
2. Waters, John H. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ford, Sam and Ruth Van Sickle, House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
3. https://interactive.wttw.com/most-beautiful-places-in-chicago/dazzling-homes/sam-and-ruth-van-sickle-ford-house