Villa Historic District | |
 Intersection of Springfield and Waveland Avenues | |
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| Location | Chicago,Illinois, United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°56′56″N87°43′38″W / 41.94889°N 87.72722°W /41.94889; -87.72722 |
| Built | 1902; 1913 |
| Architect | Clarence Hatzfeld, Arthur Knox |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000830 (original) 83000316 (increase) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 11 Sep 1979 (original) 10 Mar 1983 (increase)[1] |
| Designated CL | November 23, 1983 |
TheVilla District, also known asVilla Historic District, (Polish:Polskie Wille) is ahistoric district inChicago,Illinois, United States. It is located onChicago's Northwest Side within the community area ofIrving Park. Its borders are alongPulaski Road to the west,Metra'sUnion Pacific Northwest Line to the north, Hamlin Avenue to the east, andAddison Street to the south. Located directly north of theWacławowo area ofAvondale, the Villa District is serviced by theBlue Line'sAddison street station.
The district was built in 1902 by a number of architects, many of them visibly influenced byFrank Lloyd Wright'sPrairie Style of architecture. Most notable among these werebungalows designed by the architectural firm of Hatzfeld and Knox, whose partnerClarence Hatzfeld would later design the field house and natatorium atPortage Park. The area was originally developed as the "Villa addition to Irving Park" and showcases many uniqueCraftsman andPrairie style homes fronting on picturesqueboulevard style streets. AlthoughSt. Wenceslaus church, a majesticRomanesque-Art Deco hybrid draws many of the tourists visiting the area, this historic church is actually a few blocks south of the district's formal boundaries.
The Villa district was the northwest "bookend" for Chicago's vauntedPolish Corridor alongMilwaukee Avenue that extended fromDivision andAshland Avenue atPolonia Triangle. JournalistMike Royko famously dubbed the area as thePolishKenilworth after the posh suburb of Chicago'sNorth Shore.
The Villa Historic District was added to theNational Register of Historic Places on September 11, 1979. Its area was increased on March 10, 1983 by the addition of the Villa Apartments, 3948-3952 and 3949-3953 W. Waveland Ave.[1]
The Villa District was designated aChicago Landmark on November 23, 1983.[2]
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