{"nrhp_refnum":"79000830","name":"Villa Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Avondale, W. Addison, N. 40th and N. Hamlin Aves.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.94921843800006,"lon":-87.72579611208174,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-09-11","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 of about 126 single-family houses on roughly 26.8 acres on Chicago's near northwest side, bounded by Pulaski, Addison and Avondale. Most houses were built between about 1907 and 1925 as a planned community within Irving Park.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district is a well-preserved, early and successful example of community planning, with a concentration of bungalow-derived houses showing Prairie School and Midwestern detailing. It credits developer Albert Haentze's master plan, wide landscaped boulevards and deed restrictions, and architect Clarence Hatzfeld's likely influence. It also notes the district was home to several prominent Chicago citizens.","narrative":"Villa is a planned residential neighborhood on Chicago's near northwest side, within the older Irving Park community. About 126 single-family houses fill roughly seven blocks, nearly all built between about 1907 and 1925. They are one-and-a-half and two-story brick or frame homes derived from the Chicago bungalow, with Prairie School detailing and some California Bungalow influence. Developer Albert Haentze laid out the wide landscaped boulevards, Harding and Avers, before building began, and set deed covenants requiring single-family homes, lots of at least 50 feet of frontage and a minimum construction cost. His firm, Haentze & Wheeler, built most of the houses. Architect Clarence Hatzfeld is thought to have designed many of them. Stone corner planters added in 1923 and a resident improvement league have helped keep the area's character intact. Only three modern houses are considered out of character. The district is also noted as home to several prominent Chicago figures.","period_of_significance":"c.1907-1925","architect_builder":"Clarence Hatzfeld, et al; Haentze & Wheeler (developer and builder)","architectural_style":"\"Villa Bungalow\" - Chicago Bungalow derivative with Prairie School and California Bungalow influences","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent with minor unobtrusive alterations; residential use, with three recent intrusive houses.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.403666-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/10/8923/28892310/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/79000830.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000830/11f28e6a4d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000830/11f28e6a4d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Thshriver","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Villa_Historic_District_3.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:Villa_Historic_District_3.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892310","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7930303"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/villa-historic-district-79000830/"}