Sheffield Historic District (Boundary Increase II)
Why it's listed
Three buildings along the north side of W. Altgeld Street in Chicago were added to the Sheffield Historic District to correct a boundary that divided the street. The Cullman Wheel Company plant grew from an 1888 German mission church, Deering Methodist Episcopal, through additions of 1907 to 1918 by several architects. The church's east wall, with buttresses and lancet windows, remains visible. The Klawikowski saloon and apartment building, designed by William Gauger in 1907, has Romanesque arches and a stone front. It reflects a move away from the district's earlier corner-towered saloon buildings. After Prohibition closed the saloon, the National Milk Company used it for offices and later built a rear addition. In 1919-1920 that company also built a flat-iron-shaped stable and wagon barn designed by M. Frank Strauch. Together the buildings match the scale, materials and age of the district and complete its northwestern streetscape.
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| Styles | Romanesque (Klawikowski building); Gothic-style details and ecclesiastical elements (Cullman plant); otherwise commercial/industrial |
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| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Architecture |
| Acreage | 3 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Sheffield 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.