Jackson Boulevard District and Extension

Click for Larger View     Address: 1500-blocks of West Jackson and West Adams; 200-block of South Ashland
Year Built: 1879-93
Architect: Various
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark:
November 15, 1976; extended July 30, 1997

Click for Larger View These blocks are virtually all that remain of Chicago's once-fashionable Near West Side. The houses, as well as the Church of the Epiphany (shown at right), were built in the popular architectural styles of the period--Italianate, Queen Anne, Second Empire, and Romanesque Revival.

Row Houses       Townhouse

Churches &
Synagogues

Districts
 
1.Street View, circa 1906
2.Romanesque Revival-style, Church of Epiphany, circa 1906
3.Rowhouses, photo by Barbara Crane
4.Romanesque Revival-style Townhouse