Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District (Boundary Increase II)
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The National Park Service has not published a boundary polygon for this district; the map shows the listed properties inside it and the district's reference point.
Why it's listed
Two courtyard apartment buildings on East 52nd Street in Chicago were added to the Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District when its boundary was extended by about one acre. Both were built in 1924 for Matt E. Holpuch, probably by his family's firm, the Joseph A. Holpuch Company. The larger building at 825-33 holds 61 studio apartments in a U-shaped plan, with reddish brown face brick, limestone quoins, swags, rondels and heavy stone door surrounds in a Baroque-derived manner. The smaller building at 837-49 has 22 units, red brick with limestone trim, and brickwork banding that suggests quoins. Both rise three stories over an English basement. The nomination describes them as similar in type, scale, materials and design quality to many apartment buildings in the district, especially in the blocks between 50th and 55th Streets. They were built with the adjacent building already in the district, so leaving them out was treated as an error. Including them gives the block a consistent character.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · catalog entry. Generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29).
| Styles | Courtyard apartment buildings with Baroque-derived stone ornament |
|---|---|
| Areas of significance | Education, Architecture |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District (Boundary Increase II) (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.