Historic Districts
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Illinois - Cook County - Historic Districts
Cook County Illinois (Historic Districts) has 50 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 16 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Alta Vista Terrace Historic District, Armour Square, Bohemian National Cemetery, Columbus Park and Columbus Park.

Several famous people are associated with these Cook County historic places including Frank Lloyd Wright and A. Montgomery Ward.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cook County places including Olmstead Brothers, D.H. & Co. Burnham, Jens Jensen, D.H. Burnham, South Park Commission, Edward H. Bennett, William Le Baron Jenney, Frank Lloyd Wright, Jen Jensen and Chatten & Hammond. Prominent architectural styles found in Cook Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Beaux Arts and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Alta Vista Terrace Historic District (added 1972 - - #72000448)
Block bounded by W. Byron, W. Grace, N. Kenmore, and N. Seminary Sts. , Chicago
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Andersonville Commercial Historic District (added 2010 - - #08000294)
4900-5800 N. Clark St. , Chicago
Zagalejo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Commerce, European
Cultural Affiliation:
Swedish
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
Armour Square (added 2003 - - #03000789)
Also known as Park No. 3
Bounded by W 33rd St., W 34th Place, S. Wells Ave. and S. Shields Ave. , Chicago
Ras67, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Olmstead Brothers, Burnham, D.H. & Company
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Other, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Landscape, Other, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Auburn Gresham Bungalow Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000841)
Roughly bounded by S. Paulina, 78th, & 75th Sts., & S. Winchester Ave., Chicago
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Austin Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001741)
Roughly bounded by W. Ohio St., N. Waller, Parkside, W. West End & N. Mayfield Aves. & W. Corcoran Pl. , Chicago
Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple, Schock,Frederick R.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Austin Town Hall Park Historic District (added 2006 - - #06001015)
Roughly bounded by West Lake St., N. Central Ave., N. Parkside Ave., and West Race Ave. , Chicago
FlickreviewR, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Badgley, Sidney R., Perkins, Dwight H., et al.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Institutional Housing, Library, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Institutional Housing, Library, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School, Sport Facility
Barrington Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001047)
Also known as See Also:Octagon House
Roughly bounded by Chicago & Northwestern RR, S. Spring and Grove Sts., E. Hillside and W. Coolidge, and Dundee Aves. , Barrington
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Berger Park (added 2010 - - #09001225)
Also known as Park No. 1255
6205-47 N. Sheridan Rd. , Chicago
Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Church, Myron, Zimmerman, William Carbys
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Best Brewing Company of Chicago Building (added 1987 - - #87001263)
1315--1317 W. Fletcher , Chicago
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Beyer,Oscar
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Bohemian National Cemetery (added 2006 - - #06000374)
Roughly bounded by Foster Ave., Pulaski Rd., Bryn Mawr Ave., and the approx. line of Central Park Ave. , Chicago
Zol87, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Renaissance, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture, Ethnic Heritage, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Mortuary
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Mortuary
Brainerd Bungalow Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000895)
Chicago, Chicago
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1915-1931 AD
Bryn Mawr Avenue Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000482)
Also known as See Also:Edgewater Beach Apartments;Manor House
Bryn Mawr Ave. from Sheridan Rd. to Broadway , Chicago
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pridmore, J. E. O., Marshall, Benjamin H.
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Church School, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Church School, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Specialty Store
Buena Park Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000937)
Roughly bounded by Graceland Cemetery, Marine Drive, Irving Park Road, & Montrose Ave. , Chicago
Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Prairie School, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Calumet Park (added 2003 - - #03000788)
Also known as Park No. 11
9801 South Avenue G , Chicago
Zol87, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Chicago Park Commission
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Federal
Historic Function:
Landscape, Other, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Landscape, Other, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Castlewood Terrace (added 2009 - - #09000232)
819-959 W. Castlewood Terr. , Chicago
Alanscottwalker, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling
Central Berwyn Bungalow Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000521)
Berwyn, Berwyn
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Chicago
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1949 AD
Central Manufacturing District--Pershing Road Development Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000522)
Chicago, Chicago
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1974 AD
Central Manufacturing District-Original East Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000004)
Chicago, Chicago
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1974 AD
Cermak Road Bridge Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000243)
W. Cermak Rd. & S. Branch of Chicago R., Chicago
Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Chicago, Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Chicago Avenue Water Tower and Pumping Station (added 1975 - - #75000644)
Also known as Old Chicago Water Tower District
Both sides of N. Michigan Ave. between E. Chicago and E. Pearson Sts. , Chicago
Polymagou, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Water Works
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, Water Works
Chicago Park Boulevard System Historic District (added 2018 - - #12000040)
Douglas, Gage, McKinley, Jackson, Sherman, Washington, Garfield, and Humboldt Parks, East Oakwood, Chicago
Rjmorales3, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1974 AD
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000907)
Illinois Waterway mi. 290.0-321.7, Chicago
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed, Other
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Maritime History, Transportation, Engineering, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Columbus Park (added 2003 - - #03001040)
Also known as Park #209
Bounded by W. Adams Street, S. Central Avenue, Eisenhower Expressway, and S. Austin Boulevard , Chicago
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jensen, Jen
Architectural Style:
Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Social History, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Columbus Park (added 1991 - - #91000567)
Also known as Park #209
500 S. Central Ave. , Chicago
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Chatten & Hammond, Jensen,Jens
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Park, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Park, Sport Facility
Cornell Square (added 2005 - - #05000875)
Also known as Park No. 5
1809 W 50th St. , Chicago
Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Olmsted Brothers, Burnham, D.H & Company
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Davis Square (added 2003 - - #03000787)
Also known as Square No. 14
Roughlu bounded by W. 44th St., W, 45th St., S. Marshfield Ave. and S. Hemitage Ave. , Chicago
Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Olmstead Brothers, Burnham, D.H. & Co.
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Social History, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Other, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Landscape, Other, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Des Plaines Methodist Camp Ground (added 2005 - - #05000429)
1250 Campground Rd. , Des Plaines
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fugard and Thielbar
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Hotel, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Camp, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
East Ravenswood Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001364)
Also known as See Also:Sheridan Park Historic District
Roughly bounded by Lawrence Ave., Clark St., Irving Park Rd. and Ravenswood St. , Chicago
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Crowen,Samuel, Cochran,John
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
East Village Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000459)
Bounded by Division St. and Chicago, Hermitage and Damen Aves. , Chicago
Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
European
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Park, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Warehouse
Edison Park (added 2007 - - #07000990)
6755 N. Northwest Hwy. , Chicago
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Beman, Solon S.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Eugene Field Park (added 2006 - - #06000677)
Also known as Central Park, Park # 41
5100 N. Ridgeway Ave. , Chicago
Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hatzfeld, Clarence
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Landscape, Other, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Evanston Ridge Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000309)
Roughly bounded by Main, Asbury, Ashland, Emerson, Ridge and Maple Ave. , Evanston
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Falconer Bungalow Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000114)
Roughly bounded by W. Wellington Ave., N. Lamon Ave., N. Laramie Ave., and the alley N of W. Diversey Ave. , Chicago
Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Heild, George C., et.al.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District (added 1973 - - #73000699)
Bounded roughly by Harlem Ave., Division, Clyde, and Lake Sts. , Oak Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Wright,Frank Lloyd
Architectural Style:
Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2009 - - #08001096)
Roughly bounded by Division St. on the N., N. Cuyler Ave. on the E., Lake St. on the S. and N. Harlem Ave on the W. , Oak Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Foltz & Brand
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Wright, Frank Lloyd
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Sport Facility
Fuller Park (added 2002 - - #02001347)
Also known as Square No. 4
331 W. 45th St. , Chicago
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Burnham, D.H. & Co., South Park Commission
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Garden Homes Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000108)
Roughly bounded by S. Wabash Ave., E. 87th St., S. Indiana Ave. and E. 89ths , Chicago
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Garfield Park (added 1993 - - #93000837)
Also known as Central Park;Park #204
100 N. Central Park Ave. , Chicago
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jensen,Jens, Jenney,William Le Baron
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Exotic Revival
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Gold Coast Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001121)
Roughly bounded by North Ave., Lake Shore Dr., Clark and Oak Sts. , Chicago
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McKim,Mead & White
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Italianate, Moderne
Historic Person:
Ward,A. Montgomery,et al.
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Economics, Literature, Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Industry, Performing Arts
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Graceland Cemetery (added 2001 - - #00001628)
Also known as Graceland Cemetery and Crematorium
4001 N. Clark St. , Chicago
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Bock, Richard
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Chicago
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Art, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Mortuary
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Mortuary
Grand Crossing Park (added 2006 - - #06000678)
Also known as Park #15
7655 S. Ingleside Ave. , Chicago
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
South Park Commission
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Other, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Landscape, Other, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Grant Park (added 1993 - - #92001075)
Also known as Park #24
Roughly, from the Chicago R. to E. McFetridge Dr. at Lake Michigan , Chicago
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bennett,Edward H., Burnham,D.H.
Architectural Style:
Art Deco, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Museum, Park, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park, Sport Facility
Gunderson Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000100)
Also known as Second Gunderson Development
Roughly bounded by Madison St., Harrison St. Gunderson St., and S. Ridgeland Ave. , Oak Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gunderson,S.T., and Sons, DeMoney, Frank
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Hamilton Park (added 1995 - - #95000487)
Also known as Park #9
513 W. 72nd St. , Chicago
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bennett, Edward, et al., Olmstead Brothers
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Library, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Library, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Hermosa Bungalow Historic DIstrict (added 2018 - - #100003263)
Roughly bounded by West Belmont, North Lowell, West Diversey and North Kolmar Avenues, Chicago
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow, Craftsman, Western Stick
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1920-1929 AD
Hines, Edward Jr., Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000814)
5000 S. 5th Ave., Hines
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Health/Medicine, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Humboldt Park (added 1992 - - #92000074)
Also known as Park #219
Roughly bounded by N. Sacramento and Augusta Blvds., and N. Kedzie, North and N. California Aves. and W. Division St. , Chicago
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Le Baron Jenney,William
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000824)
Also known as See Also:Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District (Boundary Incre
Roughly bounded by 47th and 59th Sts., Cottage Groves and Lake Park Aves. , Chicago
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Prairie School, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Multiple
Significant Year:
1885, 1905, 1949
Area of Significance:
Law, Art, Commerce, Literature, Education, Science, Transportation, Industry, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
College, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
College, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District (Boundary Increase II) (added 1986 - - #86001041)
Also known as See Also:Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District;Hyde Park-Kenwo
825--833 and 837--849 E. Fifty-second St. , Chicago
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Holpuch,Joseph A.,Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1984 - - #84000996)
Also known as See Also:Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District;Hyde Park-Kenwo
821-829 and 816-826 E. 49th St. , Chicago
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Northquist,R.A., France,Roy F.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
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