{"nrhp_refnum":"05001259","name":"Anderson-Carlson Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2044-48 W. Farwell Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":42.008532761000026,"lon":-87.68279681399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-11-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story, six-unit apartment building at 2044-48 West Farwell Avenue in the Rogers Park/West Ridge area on Chicago's far north side, designed in 1927 and completed in 1928, with a six-bay rear garage.","why_significant":"The building is significant under Criterion C as a good local example of the Spanish Baroque Revival style, applied to a building type usually decorated with simple, eclectic ornament. Architect Godfrey E. Larson used playful Baroque forms and a maritime motif. A survey of 127 nearby six-flats found it unique in style and level of detail, and it retains a high degree of integrity.","narrative":"Built in 1927-28 at 2044-48 West Farwell Avenue on Chicago's far north side, this six-flat apartment building was designed by Godfrey E. Larson in the Spanish Baroque Revival style, an unusual choice for the building type. Buff-colored brick forms the backdrop for cast stone ornament, including turned pilasters and a swan's-neck pediment at the entry, sea horse reliefs, wrought iron grates, and window surrounds that suggest Baroque balconies. Inside, each of the six units was originally identically appointed, with a decorative fireplace, plaster crown molding, panel molding and a butler's pantry. Five units remain largely intact, while one was altered after 1955 and later rehabilitated. A survey of 127 six-flats in the surrounding area found none matching its style and detail. It was recognized for architecture as a good local example of the Spanish Baroque Revival, with 1928 as its period of significance.","period_of_significance":"1928","architect_builder":"Larson, Godfrey E. / Edlund, Edward","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Spanish Baroque","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as multiple dwellings; one apartment was remodeled after 1955 and later rehabilitated, and a storage room was converted to a studio apartment in 1939.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.014421-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/31/8921/28892131/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/05001259.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001259/1f1fe6cb0b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001259/1f1fe6cb0b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Zol87","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anderson-Carlson_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Zol87</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:Anderson-Carlson_Building.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892131","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson%E2%80%93Carlson_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4754009"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/anderson-carlson-building-05001259/"}