Whistle Stop Inn

Click for Larger View     Address: 4200 W. Irving Park Road
Year Built: 1889
Architect: Unknown
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark:
December 5, 1990

Simulated Original Storefront Originally constructed by Henry E. Nichols as a grocery store with second-floor living quarters, this building is a rare survivor of the type of modest wood structures that were built throughout the outlying neighborhoods of the city in the late-19th century. For many years it housed a drugstore, and reportedly was the location of the Irving Park Road toll station from 1891-94. A familiar landmark of the Irving Park community, it is popularly known by a name that was associated with a later-era tavern. It has been extensively remodeled over the years.

Street Elevations

1.View circa 1900, Courtesy of Irving Park Historical Society
2.Simulated Original Storefront, photo by CCL, 1989
3.Street Elevations, 1989