Chicago and North Western Railroad Depot
Also known as: Norwood Park Railroad Depot
Why it's listed
Built in 1907 at 6088 North Northwest Highway, this small railroad depot serves Norwood Park, a largely residential neighborhood on Chicago's northwest side. It replaced an 1869 station on the same site and sits in a narrow park beside the tracks. The Chicago firm of Frost and Granger designed it in the Arts and Crafts style, using brick piers, clapboard walls, a gabled roof with broad eaves, exposed rafters, and scrolled wooden brackets. The interior keeps a waiting room with oak wainscoting and a ticket office with original oak counter and cabinetry. A baggage room was lengthened by ten feet in 1929 as the area's population grew sharply. The depot is significant for its role in transportation, as the neighborhood's main connection to central Chicago for nearly a century, and for its architecture, which suits the surrounding homes. The period of significance runs from 1907 to 1950. The building is described as vacant.
Significance in brief: The depot is considered locally significant under Criterion A for transportation, as the community's direct physical link to the city by rail for nearly a century. It is also significant under Criterion C as an Arts and Crafts design by the Chicago firm of Frost and Granger that fits the residential character of the neighborhood. A 1929 baggage room extension responded to the population boom of the 1920s.
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) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 01000081, listed February 9, 2001. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 6088 North Northwest Hwy., Chicago |
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| County | Cook County |
| Listed | February 9, 2001 |
| Reference number | 01000081 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1907-1950 |
| Architect / builder | Frost, Charles Sumner; Granger, Alfred Hoyt (Frost and Granger) |
| Architectural style | Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century American Movements: Arts and Crafts |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Transportation, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The description states the building stands vacant today. It was acquired by Union Pacific in the late 1980s, and the line is run by Metra. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Within district | Norwood Park Historical District |
| Coordinates | 41.99164, -87.79904 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 01000081.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7061645
- This listing as JSON
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