{"nrhp_refnum":"10000724","name":"K-Town Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Bounded on the N by W Cullerton St; on the S by W Cermak Rd, on the W by S Kostner Ave, and on the E by S Pulaski Rd","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.85462004300007,"lon":-87.72971036382224,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-09-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A dense, predominantly residential historic district on Chicago's southwest side, within the North Lawndale community area. It is bounded by West Cullerton Street, West Cermak Road, South Kostner Avenue and South Pulaski Road, and was built between 1901 and 1931.","why_significant":"The district is argued to be locally significant under Criterion C as a well-maintained, intact collection of early twentieth century workers' housing and mixed-use buildings that reflect nearby industrial growth. It was built primarily for Bohemian residents and has a cultural heritage distinct from the largely Jewish North Lawndale. Its smaller-scale, more owner-occupied buildings made it one of the most stable neighborhoods on Chicago's West Side.","narrative":"K-Town is a compact residential district on Chicago's southwest side, in the North Lawndale area, named for the \"K\" avenues of Kostner, Kildare, Keeler and Karlov that cross it. Its 495 contributing buildings went up between 1901 and 1931 and include brick two-flats, multi-unit greystones, bungalows and unusual one-story greystones and brick cottages. Mixed-use storefront buildings line Cermak Road and Pulaski Road, and the John Hus Memorial Building of 1915 served Bohemian Freethinkers as a library and community center. Builders put up groups of similar homes on standard lots, giving the streets consistent setbacks, masonry construction and scale. The district was listed as an intact example of early twentieth century workers' housing tied to nearby industrial growth. It was built mainly for Bohemian residents, and its smaller buildings and higher owner occupancy set it apart from the rest of North Lawndale. Despite replaced windows and altered porches, about 94 percent of its buildings and lots contribute to its character.","period_of_significance":"1901-1931","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Movements / Revival; mixed (Queen Anne, Prairie, Craftsman, Romanesque Revival applied ornamentation)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Largely intact with high integrity; some storefronts on Cermak and Pulaski are vacant or converted to residential or church use, and 18 vacant lots exist.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.124219-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/38/8920/28892038/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/10000724.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000724/bd4a6265c6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000724/bd4a6265c6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Boscophotos","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Painted_Shoebox_Greystones-4016_%26_4014_Cullerton.jpeg\" 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:Painted_Shoebox_Greystones-4016_%26_4014_Cullerton.jpeg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892038","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-Town_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55615495"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/k-town-historic-district-10000724/"}