{"nrhp_refnum":"06000008","name":"Hanson, Anton, E., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7610 S. Ridgeland Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.75876723400006,"lon":-87.58267394199999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-02-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story concrete block single-family house at 7610 South Ridgeland Avenue in the South Shore community of Chicago, built in 1912 to a design by Chicago architect Perley Hale for Anton E. Hanson.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a superior example of concrete block residential construction in early twentieth-century Chicago, under Criterion C for architecture. It combines rusticated and smooth-face block with extensive cast stone detailing, which is rare in masonry houses. It is one of only three concrete block homes in the South Shore Community Area and retains a high degree of integrity.","narrative":"Built in 1912 at 7610 South Ridgeland Avenue in Chicago's South Shore community, this two-story Four-Square house was designed by architect Perley Hale for Anton E. Hanson, a Swedish-born electrician and contractor. Hanson and his partner George F. Barton Sr. ran a cement block manufacturing company, and the house served as a prototype for using concrete block in local residential building. The walls combine rusticated block at the basement and porch with smooth-faced block under a stucco finish, trimmed with abundant cast stone moldings, columns and balustrades. Inside, the original oak floors, trim, doors, hardware and a boxed beam dining room ceiling survive. It is one of only three concrete block homes in the South Shore area and was among the earliest houses there. Its exceptional cast stone detailing and high integrity led to its listing for architecture, and it remains a single-family home.","period_of_significance":"1912","architect_builder":"Hale, Perley (architect); Anton E. Hanson (owner and builder, with partner George F. Barton Sr.)","architectural_style":"Other: Four-square","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling; the form says it retains much of its original character, with only minor changes such as remodeled kitchen, bathroom and rear porch and replacement front casement windows.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.548675-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/83/8919/28891983/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/06000008.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000008/6d07dd3102-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000008/6d07dd3102-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Boscophotos","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Image_Hanson_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Boscophotos</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:Image_Hanson_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891983","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_E._Hanson_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85742037"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/hanson-anton-e-house-06000008/"}