Sheridan Reserve Center
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The Philip H. Sheridan Reserve Center is the former Fort Sheridan now in Lake Forest, Highwood, and Highland Park[3] in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It was originally established as a United States Army Post named after Civil War Cavalry General Philip Sheridan,[4] to honor his services to Chicago. When the main fort was officially closed by the Army on May 3, 1993,[5] the majority of the property was sold by the Department of Defense to commercial land developers. Most of the original housing structures were then refurbished and resold as a residential community. Other buildings were given to cultural organizations like Midwest Young Artists, the largest youth music program in the Midwest. Approximately 90 acres (36 ha) of the southern end of the original post were retained by the Army; there the Army now operates the Sheridan Reserve Center complex.
Fort Sheridan Historic District | |
Location | Fort Sheridan, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 42°12′45″N 87°48′38″W |
Built | 1889 |
Architect | Holabird & Roche; Office of the Quartermaster General |
NRHP reference No. | 80001379 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 29, 1980[1] |
Designated NHL | April 20, 1984[2] |
In celebration of the 2018 Illinois Bicentennial, Fort Sheridan was selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places[6] by the American Institute of Architects Illinois component (AIA Illinois).