Alta Vista Terrace District
The Alta Vista Terrace District is a historic district in the Lake View community of Chicago, Illinois. The district was built in 1904 in imitation of the rowhouse style of London.Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
- Type: Residential area
- Description: historic district in Chicago, Illinois
- Also known as: “Alta Vista Terrace Historic District”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sheridan station and Wunder’s Cemetery.
Sheridan station
Metro station
Photo: Graham Garfield, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sheridan is an 'L' station on the CTA's Red Line. It is an elevated station with two island platforms, located at 3940 North Sheridan Road, in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago's Lakeview community area. Sheridan station is situated 810 feet northeast of Alta Vista Terrace District.
Wunder’s Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Prburley, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wunder's Cemetery is a 14.5-acre German Protestant cemetery in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It was established in 1859. It is adjacent to Graceland Cemetery in Lakeview. Wunder’s Cemetery is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Alta Vista Terrace District.
Hebrew Benevolent Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: YobyagThe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hebrew Benevolent Cemetery is situated 1,100 feet west of Alta Vista Terrace District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake View and Boystown.
Lake View
Suburb
Lake View is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is located on the city's North Side and is bordered by West Diversey Parkway on the south, West Irving Park Road and West Montrose Ave on the north, North Ravenswood Avenue on the west, and the shore of Lake Michigan on the east.
Boystown
Neighborhood
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lake View is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is located on the city's North Side and is bordered by West Diversey Parkway on the south, West Irving Park Road and West Montrose Ave on the north, North Ravenswood Avenue on the west, and the shore of Lake Michigan on the east.
Lakeview-North Center
Photo: Niklas Hellerstedt, CC BY 2.0.
Lakeview has the lion's share of Chicago's nightlife, starting with Wrigleyville, home of the Chicago Cubs and major players in the city's theater and music scenes, and Boystown, one of the largest and most vibrant LGBT communities in the United States.
Alta Vista Terrace District
- Category: historic district
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.95188° or 41° 57′ 7″ northLongitude
-87.65653° or 87° 39′ 24″ westOpen location code
86HJX82V+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1223341842OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialWikidata ID
Q4736014
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