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Essential Architecture- Chicago
Northwest Ukranian Village District |
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Various |
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location |
Haddon Avenue, Thomas Street, and Cortez
Street between Damen and Leavitt Avenues, including portions of Damen, Hoyne
and Leavitt Avenues |
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1886-1920s |
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style |
Various |
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construction |
Various |
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type |
Neighbourhood Houses |
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The Ukrainian Village District contains an excellent cross-section of
residential building types that provides a visual history of immigration
settlement on Chicago's Near West Side. Together, they form an important
residential streetscape, one that tells the story of German, Polish,
and, ultimately, Ukrainian immigrants who settled in the area throughout
the late 1800s and early 1900s. An extremely well-preserved collection
of workers cottages, two- and three-flats, single family residences, and
large apartment buildings, nearly one out of every three of the
buildings in the district was developed by the early influential Chicago
real estate developer William D. Kerfoot. The first real estate
developer to reestablish his business after the Great Fire in 1871,
Kerfoot became the embodiment of the "I Will" spirit of Chicago. He
reopened his office the day after the fire ended with a sign on his door
reading: "W.D. Kerfoot. All gone but , wife, children and energy." These
unpretentious residences feature distinguished workmanship and finely
crafted details. |
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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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