{"nrhp_refnum":"12000841","name":"Auburn Gresham Bungalow Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by S. Paulina, 78th, & 75th Sts., & S. Winchester Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.756767686000074,"lon":-87.66907532164336,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-10-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district on Chicago's southwest side in the Auburn Gresham Community Area, bounded roughly by Paulina Street, 78th Street, Winchester Avenue and 75th Street. It consists mainly of brick Chicago bungalows built between 1918 and 1932.","why_significant":"The district is argued to be significant as a cohesive example of bungalow-era residential development, reflecting Chicago's rapid population growth and the demand for affordable single-family housing in the 1920s. Most of it was built in a short span, peaking in 1926-1927, producing a unified streetscape of similar scale, materials and detailing. It also represents the nationwide trend in home construction and meets the registration requirements of the Chicago Bungalows multiple property listing.","narrative":"Brick bungalows dominate this residential district in Chicago's Auburn Gresham Community Area, roughly nine miles from the city center. Bounded by Paulina Street, 78th Street, Winchester Avenue and 75th Street, it holds 324 primary structures, including 264 Chicago bungalows, several brick two-flats and apartment buildings, and one elementary school. Most were built between 1918 and 1932, with construction peaking in 1926-1927 before the Great Depression ended the building boom. Dozens of architects worked here, among them William E. Sammons, who designed more than 50 buildings, and A. J. Lind. Low-pitched roofs, overhanging eaves, grouped windows, decorative brickwork and limestone trim give the streets a uniform scale. Of the primary buildings, 261 contribute to the district's character, along with 18 original brick garages. Later houses and heavily altered buildings do not contribute. The district was recognized as a well-preserved example of the bungalow neighborhoods that sheltered Chicago's growing middle class and immigrant households.","period_of_significance":"1918-1932","architect_builder":"William E. Sammons (most influential of 32 known architects); A. J. Lind; developer Henry G. Bohlig with contractors J.P. McCormick and Johnson & Floten","architectural_style":"Other: Chicago Bungalow/Craftsman","criteria":[],"status_note":"Largely intact residential neighborhood still in domestic use, with some post-1932 buildings and altered buildings counted as noncontributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.277704-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/90/8909/28890990/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/12000841.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000841/758414cb0e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000841/758414cb0e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jim Roberts","credit_html":"Jim Roberts, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:7510_S._Wolcott.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28890990","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn_Gresham_Bungalow_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85744087"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/auburn-gresham-bungalow-historic-district-12000841/"}