The Samuel Holmes House is a historic house at 2693 Sheridan Road in Highland Park,

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. Built in 1926, the

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house was designed by architect

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. The house is one of several Seyfarth-designed buildings in Highland Park and a rare example of the Shingle style in the city. The house's design includes an asymmetrical form, a

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with inset

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s, and a cedar shake sided exterior. Noted landscape architect Jens Jensen designed the house's grounds. The house was added to the

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on September 29, 1982.

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