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Address: 2100-block of N. Bissell St. (between W. Webster and W. Dickens Aves.)
Year Built: 1883
Architect: Various
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: September 5, 2007
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The twenty buildings that comprise this district in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on Chicago's North Side were all built by a single developer, John T. Davis of St. Louis. This ensemble of three-, six-, and nine-flats was designed by architect Iver C. Zarbell to resemble a more elite street of red-brick mansions. Because it was financed, designed, and built as a complete development at one time, it possesses a unified design and organized layout that is unusual among Chicago residential blocks. Standard facade designs, with subtle variations, are arranged symmetrically along each side of the street. These strikingly-polychromatic buildings combine elements of the Italianate, Second Empire, and Queen Anne architectural styles, including incised-stone lintels, mansard roofs, and decorative tile work.
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