Hawthorne Place District:585 West Hawthorne

Hawthorne Street is one of the few streets along the city’s north lakefront that was developed for, and has mostly retained, large single-family residences on large lots. The residences, several of which were designed by prominent architects, offer an interesting variety of architectural styles such as Victorian-era, Arts and Crafts, and Colonial. This Queen Anne-style wood-frame house was built in the 1890s and had been covered with synthetic siding.... 

Lake Forest of the South Side, Kenwood District:4845 South Ellis

Once referred to as the “Lake Forest of the South Side,” Kenwood developed as a pleasant residential suburb between the late 1850s and 1880s. The area retained its suburban character even after annexation to Chicago in 1889 and includes one of the city’s finest collections of architectural styles, ranging from Italianate and Colonial Revival to Queen Anne and Prairie School. This 1902 home, designed with Tudor-influenced details,... 

Logan Square Boulevards District: 2256 North Kedzie

This sprawling district is set along the landscaped boulevards of Logan Square and remains one of the finest sections of the City’s park boulevard system. The district’s buildings are well crafted in a variety of architectural styles. This large single-family masonry residence was built in the early 20th-century with Prairie and Craftsman features. The owners rebuilt a portion of the side masonry wall that had lacked adequate foundations and constructed...