{"nrhp_refnum":"85001274","name":"Foley, Jennie, Building","other_names":["Jennie Foley-Victor A. Arrigo Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"626--628 S. Racine Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.87347398800006,"lon":-87.65704729599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-06-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story brick commercial and residential building at 626-28 South Racine Avenue, on the northwest corner of Racine Avenue and Flournoy Street in Chicago's Near West Side, built in 1889 for $11,000 by Jennie Foley.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a well-preserved example of a nineteenth-century Chicago store-and-flats building type, one of 12 identified by the city's landmarks commission, and the only survivor of similar 1889 buildings in its immediate area. It also reflects the commerce of the Near West Side's immigrant community. Its link to Victor A. Arrigo, an Italian-American state legislator who lived there from 1910 to 1973, adds a political and governmental significance.","narrative":"Built in 1889 for $11,000 by Jennie Foley, this four-story brick building at 626-28 South Racine Avenue is a double structure with two mirrored halves, set on the northwest corner of Racine Avenue and Flournoy Street on Chicago's Near West Side. Red face brick, sandstone, terra cotta, stained glass and cast iron decorate the street fronts, and a deep metal cornice crowns the roof. Shops occupy the ground floor, with six apartments above. It was listed as a notable surviving example of a nineteenth-century Chicago store-and-flats type, and it is the only one of several similar 1889 buildings nearby to remain. Its storefronts served neighborhood needs, including an ice cream shop, a grocery and a butcher shop. The Arrigo family owned it from 1910. Victor A. Arrigo, a lawyer and Illinois legislator known for anti-discrimination bills, lived there until his death in 1973.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899, 1900- (specific date 1889)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Eclectic detail on a nineteenth-century Chicago commercial/residential (store and flats) building type","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, in excellent condition and altered; the north storefront is largely intact, while the south storefront has been modernized. Uses include commercial and private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.621974-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/72/8922/28892272/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/85001274.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001274/b0280d67cd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001274/b0280d67cd-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Andrew Jameson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jennie_Foley_Building_Chicago_IL.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Jameson</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:Jennie_Foley_Building_Chicago_IL.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/28892272","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_Foley_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14687672"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/foley-jennie-building-85001274/"}