Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“The Sylvester Millard House is a historic log house in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. Built in 1893 for a Chicago lawyer, the house was designed by William W.”
Wikipedia article Sylvester Millard House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 98 National Register listings published here for Lake County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Sylvester Millard House in 2020, burning about 23 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 December 2020 | Debris and open burning | 23 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2020-2498 |
| 4 November 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2020-2239 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Sylvester Millard House: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Glencoe City Engr. - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Northbrook City Dept of Public Work | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Highland Park, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | Lightning | Highland Park | 2 hurt | Two women were returning to their car after a concert and sought shelter under a tree as a storm moved through the area. Lightning struck the tree and both women sustained cuts, bruises and burns. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Park | - | A private weather station recorded a 64 mph gust in Highland Park. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Highland Park | - | A photo showed hail up to the size of golf balls. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland Park | - | A photo was shared on social media of a tree blown down near Highland Park. |
| July 2008 | Flood | Highland Park | - | Many streets were flooded with six inches of standing water between Route 41 and Route 43 in Highland Park. Five inches of standing water was reported near Deerfield and Route 83. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Highland Park | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Highland Park | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ernest Loeb House | 0.2 miles | 1983 |
 | Ward Winfield Willits House | 0.3 miles | 1980 |
 | Ross Beatty House | 0.3 miles | 1982 |
 | Ross J. Beatty House | 0.3 miles | 1982 |
 | George Madison Millard House | 0.4 miles | 1982 |
 | Granville-Mott House | 0.4 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82002572 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lake County | All 98 listed properties in this county. |
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