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| Essential
Architecture- Chicago
Northwest Whistle Stop Inn |
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architect |
Unknown |
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location |
4200 W. Irving Park Road |
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date |
1889 |
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style |
Italianate |
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construction |
wood |
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type |
Shop |
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Originally constructed by Henry E. Nichols as a grocery store with
second-floor living quarters, this building is a rare survivor of the
type of modest wood structures that were built throughout the outlying
neighborhoods of the city in the late-19th century. For many years it
housed a drugstore, and reportedly was the location of the Irving Park
Road toll station from 1891-94. A familiar landmark of the Irving Park
community, it is popularly known by a name that was associated with a
later-era tavern. It has been extensively remodeled over the years. |
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links |
With special thanks to the City of
Chicago website,
www.egov.cityofchicago.org , for much of the info on this page.
Photos copyright City of Chicago. |
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