{"nrhp_refnum":"02001352","name":"Berwyn Health Center","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6600 W. 26th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Berwyn","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.84320999900007,"lon":-87.78844999999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-11-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Health/Medicine","Politics/Government","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story tan brick and limestone public health clinic at 6600 W. 26th Street, Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois, built in 1938-1939 with Public Works Administration assistance and designed by architect Vladimir J. Novak.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the building as an intact example of Art Deco/Moderne public architecture from the Great Depression. It is one of three PWA-funded public buildings in Berwyn, and it reflects the town's effort to provide permanent public health services and local employment. It is recognized for architecture, health/medicine, politics/government and social history.","narrative":"Berwyn Health Center is a two-story clinic at 26th Street and East Avenue in Berwyn, Illinois, built in 1938-1939. Township Supervisor John R. Cermak conceived it in early 1938 and applied for Public Works Administration funding, which covered part of the roughly $54,545 cost. Architect Vladimir J. Novak designed a symmetrical building of tan brick and limestone ashlar, with horizontal banding and stainless steel and aluminum details typical of Art Deco/Moderne style. It is one of three federally assisted public buildings in Berwyn, alongside the Municipal Building and the Post Office, and together they show how local officials used Depression-era grants to employ local workers and build lasting civic facilities. Some changes have occurred, including replacement aluminum windows, new entry ramps and a 1999 elevator, yet the original plan, setting and many interior finishes remain. It continues to serve as a public health clinic.","period_of_significance":"1938-1952","architect_builder":"V.J. Novak, Architect (Vladimir J. Novak)","architectural_style":"Moderne; Art Deco","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a health clinic; interior and exterior alterations include replacement windows and doors, entry ramps, and a 1999 elevator installation, but the form states the building has a high degree of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.463428-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/10/8924/28892410/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/02001352.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001352/d68f33497a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001352/d68f33497a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Teemu08","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berwyn_Health_Center.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Teemu08</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berwyn_Health_Center.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892410","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berwyn_Health_Center","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96373452"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/berwyn-health-center-02001352/"}