East Village District

1900 block of W. Thomas St., photo by CCL, 2004     Address: Four sections primarily situated on N. Winchester Ave., N. Wolcott Ave., N. Honore St., and N. Hermitage Ave. between W. Chicago Ave. and W. Division St.
Year Built: 1883 - 1920s
Architect: Various
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: January 11, 2006

820 N. Wood St., photo by CCL, 2005 This district of 19th-century working-class housing, located on Chicago's Northwest Side, exemplifies the importance of such small-scale, simply-detailed cottages and small flat buildings to Chicago neighborhood history. This ensemble of buildings was home to German, Polish, and other European immigrants who settled in the area in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today these buildings form cohesive residential streetscapes that display the craftsmanship, scale, and architectural styles of buildings that formed the backbone of Chicago working-class neighborhoods developed in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

1108 N. Wolcott Ave., photo by CCL, 2004 874 Hermitage window detail, photo by CCL, 2005
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