{"nrhp_refnum":"80001349","name":"Pattington Apartments","other_names":["The Pattington","Pattington Condominiums"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"660--700 Irving Park Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.95485481000003,"lon":-87.64835234099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-03-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A six-building luxury apartment complex at 660-700 Irving Park Road and 707-719 Bittersweet Place in Chicago, Illinois. The main building was built in 1902-03 to designs by David E. Postle, with additional buildings added through the 1910s and early 1920s.","why_significant":"The complex is argued to be significant in urban development and architecture. The original building is the oldest surviving open court luxury apartment building in the Chicago area and the first of its type north of the Loop. Its design and spacious, suburban-style site influenced later lakefront apartment development.","narrative":"Six buildings on a 2.56-acre site in Chicago make up this apartment complex, built in stages from 1902 to the early 1920s. The main building on Irving Park Road has four stories, a hipped terra cotta tile roof, and a double-U plan with two broad open courts, large bow windows, and classical entrances. It held 72 large apartments, and its original features included its own electrical plant, ice-making equipment and a basement \"automobile room.\" Later additions included the Bittersweet building, garages, and land used as open space for tenants. The complex is considered important because it is the oldest surviving open court luxury apartment building in the Chicago area and the first of its kind north of the Loop. Architect David E. Postle adapted the Chicago classical style, shaping the exterior around varied interior plans. Its spacious, suburban character became a model for later lakefront apartment buildings. The exterior has changed very little, and the buildings became condominiums in 1977.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"David E. Postle (original architect); Andrew Sandegren; Telford and McWade, Builders (carved inscription); E.H. Church (large garage); Postle and Mahler (small garage)","architectural_style":"\"Chicago classical\"","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied private residences; converted to condominium ownership in 1977. Described as surviving virtually untouched, with a preservation plan guiding rehabilitation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.873098-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/15/8925/28892515/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/80001349.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001349/0dfb2816c7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001349/0dfb2816c7-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Zagalejo","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pattington_Apartments.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Zagalejo</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pattington_Apartments.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"84000937","name":"Buena Park Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/buena-park-historic-district-84000937/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892515","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattington_Apartments","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16896478"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/pattington-apartments-80001349/"}