National Register of Historic Places listings in West Side Chicago

For places listed on the National Register in the rest of Chicago, see National Register of Historic Places listings in North Side Chicago, National Register of Historic Places listings in South Side Chicago or National Register of Historic Places listings in Central Chicago, for Cook County, see National Register of Historic Places listings in Cook County, Illinois.

There are 74 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.

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 November 15, 2024.

	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	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	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	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	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	Near West Side
6	Central Park Theater	Central Park Theater	August 10, 2005 (#05000873)	3535 W. Roosevelt Road 41°51′59″N 87°42′26″W	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	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	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	Near West Side
10	Chicago Park Boulevard System Historic District	Chicago Park Boulevard System Historic District	December 18, 2018 (#12000040)	Douglass Park, Gage, McKinley Park, Jackson Park, Sherman Park, Washington Park, Garfield Park & 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	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	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	Near West Side
14	Columbus Park	Columbus Park	May 20, 1991 (#91000567)	500 S. Central Avenue 41°52′28″N 87°46′10″W	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	Near West Side
24	Guyon Hotel	Guyon Hotel	May 9, 1985 (#85000966)	4000 W. Washington Boulevard 41°52′55″N 87°43′35″W	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	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	West Town
27	Hull House	Hull House	October 15, 1966 (#66000315)	800 S. Halsted Street 41°52′17″N 87°38′49″W	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	West Town
29	Immanuel Lutheran Church and Parsonage		April 15, 2024 (#100010215)	1124-1134 S. Ashland Avenue 41°52′03″N 87°40′00″W	Near West Side
30	International Tailoring Company Building	International Tailoring Company Building	April 18, 2008 (#07001474)	847 W. Jackson Boulevard 41°52′40″N 87°38′57″W	Near West Side
31	Jewish People's Institute	Jewish People's Institute	November 15, 1978 (#78001122)	3500 W. Douglas Boulevard 41°51′47″N 87°42′47″W	North Lawndale
32	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	North Lawndale
33	Patrick J. King House	Patrick J. King House	February 10, 1983 (#83000311)	3234 W. Washington Boulevard 41°52′58″N 87°42′27″W	East Garfield Park
34	Laramie State Bank Building	Laramie State Bank Building	April 20, 2023 (#100008873)	5200 W. Chicago Avenue 41°53′42″N 87°45′21″W	Austin
35	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	West Garfield Park
36	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	East Garfield Park
37	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	Logan Square	Three boulevards connected by two parks, on both the North Side and West Sides.
38	Lou Mitchell's Restaurant	Lou Mitchell's Restaurant	May 5, 2006 (#06000376)	565 W. Jackson Boulevard 41°52′38″N 87°38′30″W	Near West Side
39	Mid-City Trust and Savings Bank		August 23, 2023 (#100009254)	801 W. Madison Street 41°52′54″N 87°38′51″W	Near West Side
40	Midwest Athletic Club	Midwest Athletic Club	October 18, 1984 (#84000138)	6 N. Hamlin Avenue 41°52′52″N 87°43′16″W	West Garfield Park
41	John Lothrop Motley School	John Lothrop Motley School	September 5, 2017 (#100001562)	739 N. Ada Street 41°53′44″N 87°39′40″W	West Town
42	Notre Dame de Chicago	Notre Dame de Chicago	March 7, 1979 (#79000826)	1338 W. Flournoy Street 41°52′24″N 87°39′39″W	Near West Side
43	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	Near West Side
44	Elizabeth Peabody School	Elizabeth Peabody School	December 26, 2017 (#100001923)	1444 W. Augusta Boulevard 41°53′59″N 87°39′50″W	West Town
45	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	Lower West Side
46	Pioneer Trust and Savings Bank	Pioneer Trust and Savings Bank	September 21, 2023 (#100009372)	4000 W. North Avenue 41°54′36″N 87°43′35″W	Humboldt Park
47	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	West Town
48	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	West Town
49	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	Near West Side
50	Pulaski Park and Fieldhouse	Pulaski Park and Fieldhouse	August 13, 1981 (#81000217)	1419 W. Blackhawk Street 41°54′21″N 87°39′47″W	West Town
51	Pyle-National Company Plant		January 19, 2021 (#100006017)	1334 N. Kostner Avenue 41°54′21″N 87°44′11″W	Humboldt Park
52	Royalton Hotel		September 5, 2024 (#100010782)	1810 W. Jackson Boulevard 41°52′39″N 87°40′20″W
53	St. Ignatius College	St. Ignatius College	November 17, 1977 (#77000480)	1076 W. Roosevelt Road 41°52′03″N 87°39′06″W	Near West Side
54	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	Lower West Side
55	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	Near West Side
56	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	Lower West Side
57	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	North Lawndale
58	Shedd Park Fieldhouse	Shedd Park Fieldhouse	December 30, 1974 (#74000755)	3660 W. 23rd Street 41°51′01″N 87°43′01″W	South Lawndale
59	J. P. Smith Shoe Company Plant	J. P. Smith Shoe Company Plant	November 14, 1985 (#85002842)	685 N. Sangamon Avenue and 911 W. Huron Street 41°53′41″N 87°39′03″W	West Town
60	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	Near West Side
61	Stone Temple Baptist Church		December 21, 2022 (#100008484)	3622 W. Douglas Boulevard 41°51′46″N 87°42′59″W	North Lawndale
62	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	South Lawndale	Destroyed in a fire in 2016.
63	Story-Camp Rowhouses	Story-Camp Rowhouses	May 8, 1980 (#80001351)	1526-1528 W. Monroe Street 41°52′48″N 87°39′57″W	Near West Side
64	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	Near West Side
65	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	Near West Side	Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of February 3, 1988
66	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	Near West Side	Now known as First Baptist Congregational Church; built in 1871; severely damaged in the February 2, 2011 blizzard
67	Union Park Hotel	Union Park Hotel	June 7, 2010 (#10000309)	1519-1521 W. Warren Boulevard 41°52′56″N 87°39′58″W	Near West Side
68	United States Customs House	United States Customs House	August 4, 2016 (#16000492)	610 S. Canal Street 41°52′27″N 87°38′23″W	Near West Side
69	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	Near West Side
70	Joseph J. Walser House	Joseph J. Walser House	April 23, 2013 (#13000185)	42 N. Central Avenue 41°52′54″N 87°45′55″W	Austin	Frank Lloyd Wright, 1903
71	Seth Warner House	Seth Warner House	June 3, 1982 (#82002531)	631 N. Central Avenue 41°53′31″N 87°45′54″W	Austin
72	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	Near West Side	Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of October 19, 1989
73	Wholesale Florists Exchange	Wholesale Florists Exchange	November 22, 2011 (#11000849)	1313 W. Randolph Street 41°53′03″N 87°39′34″W	Near West Side
74	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	West Town

Former listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Francisco Terrace Apartments	Francisco Terrace Apartments	March 26, 1973 (#73002260)	January 28, 1974	257 N. Francisco Avenue	East Garfield Park	Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Although it was demolished in 1974, the facade was moved to Oak Park in 1977.
2	Scoville Building	Scoville Building	July 31, 1973 (#73002261)	March 15, 1975	625 W. Washington Street	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

See also

• List of Chicago Landmarks
• List of Registered Historic Places in Illinois
• List of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Central Chicago
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in North Side Chicago
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in South Side Chicago

External links

• Chicago Listing on the National Register of Historic Places (2011)
• NPS−National Park Service: Focus database.