National Register of Historic Places listings in West Side Chicago

There are 69 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.

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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 April 7, 2023.

Name on the Register Image Date listed 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 / 41.864444°N 87.650556°W / 41.864444; -87.650556 (7th District Police Station)
Near West Side Built in 1888. Romanesque Revival police station that served in pacifying the "Bloody Maxwell" area from 1888 to 1988.
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 / 41.886667°N 87.77°W / 41.886667; -87.77 (Austin Historic District)
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 / 41.888333°N 87.765833°W / 41.888333; -87.765833 (Austin Town Hall Park Historic District)
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 / 41.8763889°N 87.6522222°W / 41.8763889; -87.6522222 (Automatic Electric Company Building)
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 / 41.885833°N 87.65°W / 41.885833; -87.65 (Building at 900 West Lake Street)
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 / 41.866389°N 87.707222°W / 41.866389; -87.707222 (Central Park Theater)
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 / 41.852717°N 87.640522°W / 41.852717; -87.640522 (Cermak Road Bridge Historic District)
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 / 41.848333°N 87.716389°W / 41.848333; -87.716389 (Anton Cermak House)
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 / 41.886432°N 87.641183°W / 41.886432; -87.641183 (Chicago and North Western Railway Power House)
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 / 41.834669°N 87.694889°W / 41.834669; -87.694889 (Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Historic District)
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 / 41.880278°N 87.710833°W / 41.880278; -87.710833 (Chicago Telephone Company Kedzie Exchange)
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 / 41.878611°N 87.666389°W / 41.878611; -87.666389 (Church of the Epiphany)
Near West Side
14 Columbus Park
Columbus Park
May 20, 1991
(#91000567)
500 S. Central Avenue
41°52′28″N 87°46′10″W / 41.874444°N 87.769444°W / 41.874444; -87.769444 (Columbus Park)
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 / 41.875833°N 87.672778°W / 41.875833; -87.672778 (Cook County Hospital Administration Building)
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 / 41.882778°N 87.658333°W / 41.882778; -87.658333 (Creamery Package Manufacturing Company Building)
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 / 41.891944°N 87.647222°W / 41.891944; -87.647222 (Dawson Brothers Plant)
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 / 41.899633°N 87.673781°W / 41.899633; -87.673781 (East Village Historic District)
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 / 41.888611°N 87.768056°W / 41.888611; -87.768056 (First Congregational Church of Austin)
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 / 41.886301°N 87.715442°W / 41.886301; -87.715442 (Lucy Flower Technical High School for Girls)
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 / 41.873333°N 87.656944°W / 41.873333; -87.656944 (Jennie Foley Building)
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 / 41.886389°N 87.716111°W / 41.886389; -87.716111 (Garfield Park)
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 / 41.883056°N 87.66°W / 41.883056; -87.66 (Abraham Groesbeck House)
Near West Side
24 Guyon Hotel
Guyon Hotel
May 9, 1985
(#85000966)
4000 W. Washington Boulevard
41°52′55″N 87°43′35″W / 41.881944°N 87.726389°W / 41.881944; -87.726389 (Guyon Hotel)
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 / 41.901944°N 87.681944°W / 41.901944; -87.681944 (Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral and Rectory)
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 / 41.903889°N 87.668056°W / 41.903889; -87.668056 (Home Bank and Trust Company)
West Town
27 Hull House
Hull House
October 15, 1966
(#66000315)
800 S. Halsted Street
41°52′17″N 87°38′49″W / 41.871389°N 87.646944°W / 41.871389; -87.646944 (Hull House)
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 / 41.903333°N 87.702778°W / 41.903333; -87.702778 (Humboldt Park)
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 / 41.877706°N 87.649142°W / 41.877706; -87.649142 (International Tailoring Company Building)
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 / 41.863056°N 87.713056°W / 41.863056; -87.713056 (Jewish People's Institute)
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 / 41.853056°N 87.729722°W / 41.853056; -87.729722 (K-Town Historic District)
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 / 41.882778°N 87.7075°W / 41.882778; -87.7075 (Patrick J. King House)
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 / 41.879444°N 87.725278°W / 41.879444; -87.725278 (Henry E. Legler Regional Branch of the Chicago Public Library)
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 / 41.882944°N 87.692056°W / 41.882944; -87.692056 (Lindemann and Hoverson Company Showroom and Warehouse)
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 / 41.92112°N 87.704385°W / 41.92112; -87.704385 (Logan Square Boulevards Historic District)
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 / 41.877222°N 87.641667°W / 41.877222; -87.641667 (Lou Mitchell's Restaurant)
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 / 41.881111°N 87.721111°W / 41.881111; -87.721111 (Midwest Athletic Club)
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 / 41.895467°N 87.661124°W / 41.895467; -87.661124 (John Lothrop Motley School)
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 / 41.873333°N 87.660833°W / 41.873333; -87.660833 (Notre Dame de Chicago)
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 / 41.861444°N 87.662278°W / 41.861444; -87.662278 (Otis Elevator Company Factory Building)
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 / 41.899831°N 87.663755°W / 41.899831; -87.663755 (Elizabeth Peabody School)
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 / 41.853889°N 87.670278°W / 41.853889; -87.670278 (Pilsen Historic District)
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 / 41.9034°N 87.6658°W / 41.9034; -87.6658 (Polish National Alliance Headquarters)
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 / 41.899582°N 87.661141°W / 41.899582; -87.661141 (Polish Roman Catholic Union of America)
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 / 41.860610°N 87.659609°W / 41.860610; -87.659609 (Produce Terminal Cold Storage Company Building)
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 / 41.905833°N 87.663056°W / 41.905833; -87.663056 (Pulaski Park and Fieldhouse)
West Town
47 Pyle-National Company Plant January 19, 2021
(#100006017)
1334 N. Kostner Avenue
41°54′21″N 87°44′11″W / 41.9057°N 87.7363°W / 41.9057; -87.7363 (Pyle-National Company Plant)
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 / 41.8675°N 87.651667°W / 41.8675; -87.651667 (St. Ignatius College)
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 / 41.853611°N 87.678611°W / 41.853611; -87.678611 (St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran School)
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 / 41.879167°N 87.644444°W / 41.879167; -87.644444 (St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church)
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 / 41.858611°N 87.639444°W / 41.858611; -87.639444 (Schoenhofen Brewery Historic District)
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 / 41.869444°N 87.711667°W / 41.869444; -87.711667 (Sears, Roebuck and Company Complex)
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 / 41.850278°N 87.716944°W / 41.850278; -87.716944 (Shedd Park Fieldhouse)
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 / 41.894722°N 87.650833°W / 41.894722; -87.650833 (J. P. Smith Shoe Company Plant)
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 / 41.861667°N 87.654167°W / 41.861667; -87.654167 (South Water Market)
Near West Side
56 Stone Temple Baptist Church December 21, 2022
(#100008484)
3620-3624 W. Douglas Boulevard
41°51′46″N 87°42′59″W / 41.8629°N 87.7163°W / 41.8629; -87.7163 (Stone Temple Baptist Church)
North Lawndale
57 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 / 41.844873°N 87.734741°W / 41.844873; -87.734741 (Storkline Furniture Corporation Factory)
South Lawndale
58 Story-Camp Rowhouses
Story-Camp Rowhouses
May 8, 1980
(#80001351)
1526-1528 W. Monroe Street
41°52′48″N 87°39′57″W / 41.88°N 87.665833°W / 41.88; -87.665833 (Story-Camp Rowhouses)
Near West Side
59 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 / 41.883021°N 87.681288°W / 41.883021; -87.681288 (Third Church of Christ, Scientist)
Near West Side
60 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 / 41.870278°N 87.683333°W / 41.870278; -87.683333 (Tri-Taylor Historic District)
Near West Side Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of February 3, 1988
61 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 / 41.885°N 87.6675°W / 41.885; -87.6675 (Union Park Congregational Church and Carpenter Chapel)
Near West Side Now known as First Baptist Congregational Church; built in 1871; severely damaged in the February 2, 2011 blizzard
62 Union Park Hotel
Union Park Hotel
June 7, 2010
(#10000309)
1519-1521 W Warren Boulevard
41°52′56″N 87°39′58″W / 41.882117°N 87.666117°W / 41.882117; -87.666117 (Union Park Hotel)
Near West Side
63 United States Customs House
United States Customs House
August 4, 2016
(#16000492)
610 S. Canal Street
41°52′27″N 87°38′23″W / 41.874032°N 87.639589°W / 41.874032; -87.639589 (United States Customs House)
Near West Side
64 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 / 41.876111°N 87.638611°W / 41.876111; -87.638611 (United States Post Office-Chicago)
Near West Side
65 Joseph J. Walser House
Joseph J. Walser House
April 23, 2013
(#13000185)
42 N. Central Avenue
41°52′54″N 87°45′55″W / 41.881528°N 87.765286°W / 41.881528; -87.765286 (Joseph J. Walser House)
Austin Frank Lloyd Wright, 1903
66 Seth Warner House
Seth Warner House
June 3, 1982
(#82002531)
631 N. Central Avenue
41°53′31″N 87°45′54″W / 41.891944°N 87.765°W / 41.891944; -87.765 (Seth Warner House)
Austin
67 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 / 41.8775°N 87.665278°W / 41.8775; -87.665278 (West Jackson Boulevard District)
Near West Side Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of October 19, 1989
68 Wholesale Florists Exchange
Wholesale Florists Exchange
November 22, 2011
(#11000849)
1313 W. Randolph Street
41°53′03″N 87°39′34″W / 41.884167°N 87.659444°W / 41.884167; -87.659444 (Wholesale Florists Exchange)
Near West Side
69 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 / 41.907222°N 87.672222°W / 41.907222; -87.672222 (Wicker Park Historic District)
West Town

Former listing

Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Francisco Terrace Apartments
Francisco Terrace Apartments
March 26, 1973
(#73002260)
January 28, 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
Scoville Building
July 31, 1973
(#73002261)
March 15, 1975 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

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