{"nrhp_refnum":"96000515","name":"7th District Police Station","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"943--949 W. Maxwell St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.86459343200005,"lon":-87.65069053399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-05-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story red brick and limestone police station at 943-949 West Maxwell Street on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It was designed in 1888 in the Richardsonian Romanesque style by the firm Edbrooke and Burnham.","why_significant":"The station is argued to be one of the best surviving Chicago buildings tied to the history of the Chicago Police Department (Criterion A, Government). It is also significant as an example of Richardsonian Romanesque design (Criterion C, Architecture). It is the oldest of the surviving comparable stations discussed and retains the best integrity, inside and out.","narrative":"Built in 1888 at the corner of West Maxwell and South Morgan streets, this two-story police station was designed by the Chicago firm Edbrooke and Burnham in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. Red pressed brick and rusticated gray limestone cover its two main facades, and a round-arched limestone entrance marked \"7th DISTRICT\" anchors the Maxwell Street side. Inside, original room layouts, wood wainscoting, an Eastlake-style staircase newel and cast-iron columns with foliate capitals survive. Some changes have occurred, including a lowered roofline, replaced doors, bricked-in openings and modern partitions. The station is listed for its connection to the Chicago Police Department between 1888 and 1945, a time of rapid growth for both the city and its police force. It also served the Maxwell Street neighborhood, home to a large Jewish immigrant community and a busy open-air market. Of the comparable stations discussed, it is the oldest and best preserved. Most surrounding historic buildings have been demolished.","period_of_significance":"1888-1945","architect_builder":"Edbrooke, Willoughby James; Burnham, Franklin Pierce (Edbrooke and Burnham)","architectural_style":"Romanesque (Richardsonian Romanesque)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Retains good exterior integrity and many original interior features. Later alterations include a lowered roofline, replaced doors, bricked-in openings and modern office partitions. The building is surrounded by vacant land on three sides.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.506052-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/21/8926/28892621/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/96000515.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000515/260e40db42-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000515/260e40db42-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Andy Lambert at en.wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Precinct.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Andy Lambert at en.wikipedia</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Precinct.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/28892621","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_District_Police_Station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4644007"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/7th-district-police-station-96000515/"}