{"nrhp_refnum":"08000836","name":"Ravenswood Manor Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Between Sacramento Ave., N. branch of the Chicago river, and alleys S. of Lawrence Ave. and N. of Montrose Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.96683930550003,"lon":-87.70078964212507,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-09-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 520-building residential historic district on Chicago's northwest side, in the Albany Park area along the North Branch of the Chicago River. It was laid out in 1909 by developer William E. Harmon, and most buildings date from 1909 to 1933.","why_significant":"The district is argued to represent early 20th-century residential neighborhood development and architectural trends in Chicago. It was a planned City Beautiful-influenced subdivision with deed restrictions, an improvement fund and a neighborhood improvement association. Rail service to Francisco Station spurred its growth, and it contains typical Chicago Bungalows, American Foursquares and revival-style houses.","narrative":"Ravenswood Manor is a triangular residential district on Chicago's northwest side, bounded by the North Branch of the Chicago River, Sacramento Avenue, and alleys near Lawrence and Montrose Avenues. It was platted in 1909 by New York developer William E. Harmon, who promoted it as a \"Suburb Beautiful\" in the spirit of the City Beautiful movement. Deed restrictions governed setbacks, garage placement and building character, and an improvement fund maintained trees and lawns until a neighborhood improvement association formed in 1914. Of 520 buildings, 475 contribute to the district, and about 94 percent were built between 1909 and 1933. Brick bungalows, American Foursquares and two-flats dominate, alongside Craftsman, Prairie, Tudor Revival and Italian Renaissance Revival houses. Rail service, including the 1907 Francisco Station on the line now called the Brown Line, drove its growth. Dead-end streets, private docks on the river, three small parks and mature trees give the area a quiet, cohesive character.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"William E. Harmon & Company (developer)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals; Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Buildings are described as in good condition with excellent integrity, largely owner-occupied; some historic windows have been replaced.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.024316-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/92/8925/28892592/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/08000836.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000836/6117ec44fa-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000836/6117ec44fa-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Thshriver","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ravenswood_Manor_Historic_District_1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Thshriver</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:Ravenswood_Manor_Historic_District_1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892592","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenswood_Manor_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7296577"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/ravenswood-manor-historic-district-08000836/"}