{"nrhp_refnum":"84000996","name":"Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District (Boundary Increase)","other_names":["See Also:Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District","Hyde Park-Kenwo"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"821-829 and 816-826 E. 49th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.80602866100003,"lon":-87.60495263699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-08-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A boundary increase to the Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District in Chicago, adding two courtyard apartment buildings at 821-29 East 49th Street (built 1916) and 816-26 East 49th Street (built 1929).","why_significant":"The nomination argues the two buildings are similar in scale, materials, integrity and design quality to the many courtyard apartment buildings already in the district. Including them also gives the district a clearer, more logical edge at its western boundary, next to land cleared for Urban Renewal. The form concedes they lack special architectural distinction but says they contribute to the district's overall fabric.","narrative":"Two courtyard apartment buildings on East 49th Street in Chicago were added to the Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District through a boundary extension. The 1916 building at 821-29 East 49th Street, designed by Roy F. France for Maurice M. Robinson, is a red brick, U-shaped structure of three stories over an English basement, with 48 apartments and sparse limestone trim. Its main alteration is brick infill of basement windows for security. The 1929 building at 816-26 East 49th Street, designed by R. A. Northquist for Alvin Oscar Johnson, is yellow brick and S-shaped, with 36 units, terra cotta trim, arched windows, green tile roofs and Spanish Colonial Revival detailing. The nomination says neither building has special architectural distinction, yet both match the district's many three- and four-story courtyard apartment buildings. Adding them gives the district a more distinct western edge, beyond which the land was cleared for Urban Renewal in the 1950s and 1960s.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Roy F. France (821-29 E. 49th St.); R. A. Northquist (816-26 E. 49th St.)","architectural_style":"Courtyard apartment buildings; the 816-26 building shows Spanish Colonial Revival inspiration","criteria":[],"status_note":"The 821-29 building's only major exterior change is brick infill of the basement windows for security reasons.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.344104-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/44/8922/28892244/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/84000996.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000996/3ad77b8990-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000996/3ad77b8990-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quadrangle_Club_(7376760896).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quadrangle_Club_(7376760896).jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"12000040","name":"Chicago Park Boulevard System Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/chicago-park-boulevard-system-historic-district-12000040/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892244","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyde_Park%E2%80%93Kenwood_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1640023"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/hyde-park-kenwood-historic-district-boundary-increase-84000996/"}