Garden Homes Historic District

The Garden Homes Historic District is a residential historic district located in the neighborhood of the , . The district includes 152 residential buildings, 88 of which are contributing buildings, built in 1919-20 as Chicago's first large housing project.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: historic district in Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: Garden Homes

Places of Interest

Highlights include 87th station and Four Nineteen Building.

Metro station
Photo: zol87, CC BY 3.0.
87th is an station on the 's Red Line. The station is located in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway and serves the neighborhood.

Heritage site
The is a historic gas station building located at 419 E. 83rd St. in the community area of , . The station was built in 1928 by William D.

School
is a charter school network in Chicago, Illinois. The organization was founded by Kim Day and Diana Shulla-Cose, two teachers at Chicago's Dyett Middle School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chatham and Burnside.

Suburb
is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, on the city's . It includes the neighborhoods of Chatham-Avalon, Club, Chesterfield, East , West and the northern portion of West Chesterfield.

Suburb
is one of the 77 community areas in Chicago. The 47th numbered area, it is located on the city's far south side. This area is also called "The Triangle" by locals, as it is bordered by railroad tracks on every side; the Canadian National Railway on the west, the Union Pacific Railroad on the south and the Norfolk Southern Railway on the east.

Neighborhood
The is a residential historic district in the neighborhood of , . The district includes 263 Chicago bungalows built between 1915 and 1927.

Garden Homes Historic District

Latitude
41.73448° or 41° 44′ 4″ north
Longitude
-87.62199° or 87° 37′ 19″ west
Elevation
587 feet (179 metres)
Open location code
86HJP9MH+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153743896
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
4893451
Wiki­data ID
Q5522255
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Highlights include Saint Lukes Pentecostal Church and 87th CTA Station.

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