National Register of Historic Places listings in West Side Chicago

There are 68 sites in the National Register of Historic Places listings in West Side, Chicago, out of more than 350 listings in the City of Chicago. The West Side is defined for this article as the area north of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, south of Fullerton Avenue, west of the Chicago River and east of the western city limits. One site, Logan Square Boulevards Historic District, spans a border and is included also in listings on the North Side. The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Historic District extends through Cook County west of Chicago, DuPage County and Will County to Lockport.

West Side Chicago listings on the National Register

The listed properties are distributed across 9 of the 77 well-defined community areas of Chicago.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 5, 2021.[1]

[2]	Name on the Register[3]	Image	Date listed[4]	Location	Neighborhood	Description
1	7th District Police Station	7th District Police Station	May 2, 1996 (#96000515)	943-949 W. Maxwell Street 41°51′52″N 87°39′02″W	Near West Side	Built in 1888. Romanesque Revival police station that served in pacifying the "Bloody Maxwell" area from 1888 to 1988.[5]
2	Austin Historic District	Austin Historic District	August 8, 1985 (#85001741)	Roughly bounded by W. Ohio Street, N. Waller Avenue, N. Parkside Avenue, W. West End Avenue, & N. Mayfield Avenue & W. Corcoran Place 41°53′12″N 87°46′12″W	Austin
3	Austin Town Hall Park Historic District	Austin Town Hall Park Historic District	November 15, 2006 (#06001015)	Roughly bounded by W. Lake Street, N. Central Avenue, N. Parkside Avenue, and W. Race Avenue 41°53′18″N 87°45′57″W	Austin
4	Automatic Electric Company Building	Automatic Electric Company Building	November 20, 2002 (#02001386)	1001 W. Van Buren Street 41°52′35″N 87°39′08″W	Near West Side
5	Building at 900 West Lake Street	Building at 900 West Lake Street	February 12, 1999 (#99000163)	900 W. Lake Street 41°53′09″N 87°39′00″W	Near West Side
6	Central Park Theater	Central Park Theater	August 10, 2005 (#05000873)	3531-39 W. Roosevelt Road 41°51′59″N 87°42′26″W	North Lawndale
7	Cermak Road Bridge Historic District	Cermak Road Bridge Historic District	May 1, 2012 (#12000243)	W. Cermak Road. & the South Branch of the Chicago River 41°51′10″N 87°38′26″W	Lower West Side
8	Anton Cermak House	Anton Cermak House	February 4, 2011 (#10001201)	2348 S. Millard Avenue 41°50′54″N 87°42′59″W	South Lawndale	Former home of Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak
9	Chicago and North Western Railway Power House	Chicago and North Western Railway Power House	December 10, 2004 (#04001306)	211 N. Clinton Street 41°53′11″N 87°38′28″W	Near West Side
10	Chicago Park Boulevard System Historic District	Chicago Park Boulevard System Historic District	December 18, 2018 (#12000040)	Douglas, Gage, McKinley, Jackson, Sherman, Washington, Garfield & Humboldt Parks, E. Oakwood, S. Drexel Boulevards ^Coordinates missing
11	Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Historic District	Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Historic District	December 20, 2011 (#11000907)	Illinois Waterway miles 290.0-321.7 41°50′05″N 87°41′42″W	Lower West Side and South Lawndale	part of the Illinois Waterway Navigation System Facilities MPS; extends through Cook County west of Chicago, DuPage County and Will County to Lockport
12	Chicago Telephone Company Kedzie Exchange	Chicago Telephone Company Kedzie Exchange	May 30, 2001 (#01000594)	17 S. Homan Avenue 41°52′49″N 87°42′39″W	East Garfield Park
13	Church of the Epiphany	Church of the Epiphany	February 5, 1998 (#98000067)	201 S. Ashland Avenue 41°52′43″N 87°39′59″W	Near West Side
14	Columbus Park	Columbus Park	May 20, 1991 (#91000567)	500 S. Central Avenue 41°52′28″N 87°46′10″W	Austin
15	Cook County Hospital Administration Building	Cook County Hospital Administration Building	November 8, 2006 (#06001017)	1835 W. Harrison Street 41°52′33″N 87°40′22″W	Near West Side
16	Creamery Package Manufacturing Company Building	Creamery Package Manufacturing Company Building	November 8, 2011 (#11000778)	1245 W. Washington Boulevard 41°52′58″N 87°39′30″W	Near West Side
17	Dawson Brothers Plant	Dawson Brothers Plant	February 14, 1985 (#85000265)	517-519 N. Halsted Street 41°53′31″N 87°38′50″W	West Town
18	East Village Historic District	East Village Historic District	December 8, 2009 (#09000459)	Bounded by W. Division Street, W. Chicago Avenue, N. Hermitage Avenue and N. Damen Avenue 41°53′59″N 87°40′26″W	West Town
19	First Congregational Church of Austin	First Congregational Church of Austin	November 17, 1977 (#77000474)	5701 W. Midway Park 41°53′19″N 87°46′05″W	Austin
20	Lucy Flower Technical High School for Girls	Lucy Flower Technical High School for Girls	May 8, 2017 (#100000960)	3545 W. Fulton Boulevard 41°53′11″N 87°42′56″W	East Garfield Park
21	Jennie Foley Building	Jennie Foley Building	June 19, 1985 (#85001274)	626-628 S. Racine Avenue 41°52′24″N 87°39′25″W	Near West Side
22	Garfield Park	Garfield Park	August 31, 1993 (#93000837)	100 N. Central Park Avenue 41°53′11″N 87°42′58″W	East Garfield Park
23	Abraham Groesbeck House	Abraham Groesbeck House	February 4, 1993 (#92001841)	1304 W. Washington Boulevard 41°52′59″N 87°39′36″W	Near West Side
24	Guyon Hotel	Guyon Hotel	May 9, 1985 (#85000966)	4000 W. Washington Boulevard 41°52′55″N 87°43′35″W	West Garfield Park
25	Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral and Rectory	Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral and Rectory	March 16, 1976 (#76000693)	1117-1127 N. Leavitt Street 41°54′07″N 87°40′55″W	West Town
26	Home Bank and Trust Company	Home Bank and Trust Company	February 21, 2007 (#07000061)	1200 N. Ashland Avenue 41°54′14″N 87°40′05″W	West Town
27	Hull House	Hull House	October 15, 1966 (#66000315)	800 S. Halsted Street 41°52′17″N 87°38′49″W	Near West Side
28	Humboldt Park	Humboldt Park	February 20, 1992 (#92000074)	Roughly bounded by N. Sacramento Boulevard and W. Augusta Boulevard, and N. Kedzie Avenue, W. North Avenue and N. California Avenue and W. Division Street 41°54′12″N 87°42′10″W	West Town
29	International Tailoring Company Building	International Tailoring Company Building	April 18, 2008 (#07001474)	847 W. Jackson Boulevard 41°52′40″N 87°38′57″W	Near West Side
30	Jewish People's Institute	Jewish People's Institute	November 15, 1978 (#78001122)	3500 W. Douglas Boulevard 41°51′47″N 87°42′47″W	North Lawndale
31	K-Town Historic District	K-Town Historic District	September 9, 2010 (#10000724)	Bounded on the north by W. Cullerton Street; on the south by W. Cermak Road, on the west by S. Kostner Avenue, and on the east by S. Pulaski Road 41°51′11″N 87°43′47″W	North Lawndale
32	Patrick J. King House	Patrick J. King House	February 10, 1983 (#83000311)	3234 W. Washington Boulevard 41°52′58″N 87°42′27″W	East Garfield Park
33	Henry E. Legler Regional Branch of the Chicago Public Library	Henry E. Legler Regional Branch of the Chicago Public Library	November 6, 1986 (#86003169)	115 S. Pulaski Road 41°52′46″N 87°43′31″W	West Garfield Park
34	Lindemann and Hoverson Company Showroom and Warehouse	Lindemann and Hoverson Company Showroom and Warehouse	November 26, 2008 (#08001095)	2620 W. Washington Boulevard 41°52′59″N 87°41′31″W	East Garfield Park
35	Logan Square Boulevards Historic District	Logan Square Boulevards Historic District	November 20, 1985 (#85002901)	W. Logan Boulevard, Logan Square, N. Kedzie Boulevard, Palmer Square, and N. Humboldt Boulevard 41°55′16″N 87°42′16″W	Logan Square	Three boulevards connected by two parks, on both the North Side and West Sides.
36	Lou Mitchell's Restaurant	Lou Mitchell's Restaurant	May 5, 2006 (#06000376)	565 W. Jackson Boulevard 41°52′38″N 87°38′30″W	Near West Side
37	Midwest Athletic Club	Midwest Athletic Club	October 18, 1984 (#84000138)	6 N. Hamlin Avenue 41°52′52″N 87°43′16″W	West Garfield Park
38	John Lothrop Motley School	John Lothrop Motley School	September 5, 2017 (#100001562)	739 N. Ada Street 41°53′44″N 87°39′40″W	West Town
39	Notre Dame de Chicago	Notre Dame de Chicago	March 7, 1979 (#79000826)	1338 W. Flournoy Street 41°52′24″N 87°39′39″W	Near West Side
40	Otis Elevator Company Factory Building	Otis Elevator Company Factory Building	November 26, 2008 (#08001097)	1435 W. 15th Street and 1501 S. Laflin Street 41°51′41″N 87°39′44″W	Near West Side
41	Elizabeth Peabody School	Elizabeth Peabody School	December 26, 2017 (#100001923)	1444 W. Augusta Boulevard 41°53′59″N 87°39′50″W	West Town
42	Pilsen Historic District	Pilsen Historic District	February 1, 2006 (#10240018)	Roughly bounded by W. 16th Street, W. Cermak Road, S. Halsted Street and S. Western Avenue 41°51′14″N 87°40′13″W	Lower West Side
43	Polish National Alliance Headquarters	Polish National Alliance Headquarters	December 23, 2014 (#14001063)	1514-1520 W. Division Street 41°54′12″N 87°39′57″W	West Town
44	Polish Roman Catholic Union of America	Polish Roman Catholic Union of America	January 2, 2013 (#12001114)	984 N. Milwaukee Avenue 41°53′58″N 87°39′40″W	West Town
45	Produce Terminal Cold Storage Company Building	Produce Terminal Cold Storage Company Building	June 22, 2003 (#03000538)	1550 S. Blue Island Avenue 41°51′38″N 87°39′35″W	Near West Side
46	Pulaski Park and Fieldhouse	Pulaski Park and Fieldhouse	August 13, 1981 (#81000217)	1419 W. Blackhawk Street 41°54′21″N 87°39′47″W	West Town
47	Pyle-National Company Plant		January 19, 2021 (#100006017)	1334 North Kostner Ave. 41°54′21″N 87°44′11″W	Humboldt Park
48	St. Ignatius College	St. Ignatius College	November 17, 1977 (#77000480)	1076 W. Roosevelt Road 41°52′03″N 87°39′06″W	Near West Side
49	St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran School	St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran School	January 27, 2000 (#99001710)	2101-2107 W. 21st Street 41°51′13″N 87°40′43″W	Lower West Side
50	St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church	St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church	July 15, 1977 (#77000481)	718 W. Adams Street 41°52′45″N 87°38′40″W	Near West Side
51	Schoenhofen Brewery Historic District	Schoenhofen Brewery Historic District	December 27, 1978 (#78001128)	Roughly bounded by W. 16th Street, W. 18th Street, S. Canal Street, and S. Clinton Street 41°51′31″N 87°38′22″W	Lower West Side
52	Sears, Roebuck and Company Complex	Sears, Roebuck and Company Complex	June 2, 1978 (#78001129)	925 S. Homan Avenue 41°52′10″N 87°42′42″W	North Lawndale
53	Shedd Park Fieldhouse	Shedd Park Fieldhouse	December 30, 1974 (#74000755)	3660 W. 23rd Street 41°51′01″N 87°43′01″W	South Lawndale
54	J. P. Smith Shoe Company Plant	J. P. Smith Shoe Company Plant	November 14, 1985 (#85002842)	671-699 N. Sangamon Avenue and 901-921 W. Huron Street 41°53′41″N 87°39′03″W	West Town
55	South Water Market	South Water Market	August 20, 2004 (#04000870)	Bounded by W. 14th Place, the 16th Street rail embankment, S. Racine Avenue, and S. Morgan Street 41°51′42″N 87°39′15″W	Near West Side
56	Storkline Furniture Corporation Factory	Storkline Furniture Corporation Factory	March 6, 2013 (#13000049)	4400-4418 W. 26th Street 41°50′42″N 87°44′05″W	South Lawndale
57	Story-Camp Rowhouses	Story-Camp Rowhouses	May 8, 1980 (#80001351)	1526-1528 W. Monroe Street 41°52′48″N 87°39′57″W	Near West Side
58	Third Church of Christ, Scientist	Third Church of Christ, Scientist	October 24, 2016 (#16000733)	2151 W. Washington Boulevard 41°52′59″N 87°40′53″W	Near West Side
59	Tri-Taylor Historic District	Tri-Taylor Historic District	March 3, 1983 (#83000315)	Roughly bounded by S. Claremont Avenue, W. Harrison Street, S. Oakley Avenue, W. Polk Street, W. Ogden Avenue, and W. Roosevelt Road; also roughly bounded on the north by Oakley, Harrison, and Claremont Streets, and on the southeast by Taylor and Oakley Streets 41°52′13″N 87°41′00″W	Near West Side	Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of February 3, 1988
60	Union Park Congregational Church and Carpenter Chapel	Union Park Congregational Church and Carpenter Chapel	May 31, 2006 (#06000446)	1613 W. Washington Boulevard 41°53′06″N 87°40′03″W	Near West Side	Now known as First Baptist Congregational Church; built in 1871; severely damaged in the February 2, 2011 blizzard[6]
61	Union Park Hotel	Union Park Hotel	June 7, 2010 (#10000309)	1519-1521 W Warren Boulevard 41°52′56″N 87°39′58″W	Near West Side
62	United States Customs House	United States Customs House	August 4, 2016 (#16000492)	610 S. Canal Street 41°52′27″N 87°38′23″W	Near West Side
63	United States Post Office-Chicago	United States Post Office-Chicago	August 16, 2001 (#01000868)	433 W. Van Buren Street 41°52′34″N 87°38′19″W	Near West Side
64	Joseph J. Walser House	Joseph J. Walser House	April 23, 2013 (#13000185)	42 N. Central Avenue 41°52′54″N 87°45′55″W	Austin	Frank Lloyd Wright, 1903
65	Seth Warner House	Seth Warner House	June 3, 1982 (#82002531)	631 N. Central Avenue 41°53′31″N 87°45′54″W	Austin
66	West Jackson Boulevard District	West Jackson Boulevard District	May 19, 1978 (#78001134)	Roughly bounded by S. Laflin Avenue, S. Ashland Avenue, W. Adams Street, and W. Van Buren Street; also 1513 W. Adams Street 41°52′39″N 87°39′55″W	Near West Side	Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of October 19, 1989
67	Wholesale Florists Exchange	Wholesale Florists Exchange	November 22, 2011 (#11000849)	1313 W. Randolph Street 41°53′03″N 87°39′34″W	Near West Side
68	Wicker Park Historic District	Wicker Park Historic District	June 20, 1979 (#79000831)	Roughly bounded by N. Wood Street, W. Crystal Street, N. Caton Street, N. Claremont Avenue and W. North Avenue 41°54′26″N 87°40′20″W	West Town

Former listing

[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Francisco Terrace Apartments	Francisco Terrace Apartments	1973 (#73002260)	1974	253-261 N. Francisco Ave.	East Garfield Park	Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Demolished in 1974 and the facade was moved to Oak Park in 1977.
2	Scoville Building		1973 (#73002261)	1974	619-631 W. Washington	Near West Side	Demolished.

Key

	NRHP-listed
^∞	NRHP-listed Historic district
*	National Historic Landmark and NRHP-listed
^∞	National Historic Landmark and NRHP-listed Historic district

See also

• List of Chicago Landmarks
• List of Registered Historic Places in Illinois
• List of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Central Chicago
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in North Side Chicago
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in South Side Chicago

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on February 5, 2021.
2. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
4. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
5. "History of Maxwell Street Station". University of Illinois at Chicago Police Department. University of Illinois. 2008-06-07. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
6. Rhodes, Dawn. "Blizzard damage to historic church put at $1M". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2011.

External links

• Chicago Listing on the National Register of Historic Places (2011)
• NPS−National Park Service: Focus database.