National Register of Historic Places

42nd Precinct Police Station

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Listed
January 29, 2013
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
12001236

About this property

The 42nd Precinct / Town Hall Police Station, located in Chicago's Lake View community area, is one of the oldest and most architecturally significant extant historic police station buildings in Chicago. It was constructed in 1907 on the site of Lake View Township's Town Hall and subsequently has been commonly referred to as the "Old Town Hall". Only three older police station buildings are extant in Chicago. The 42nd Precinct / Old Town Hall Police Station also is significant as a finely-designed Classical Revival-style police station. Distinguished by its symmetrical façade arrangement, classicly-inspired ornament, and distinctive copper cornice, this well-preserved police station exemplifies the influence of Classicism on the architecture of government and public buildings in Chicago in the early twentieth century.

Location

3600 N. Halstead St.
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
41.94941, -87.64979

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was 42nd Precinct Police Station listed on the National Register?

42nd Precinct Police Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 2013.

What type of historic resource is 42nd Precinct Police Station?

42nd Precinct Police Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for 42nd Precinct Police Station?

The period of significance for 42nd Precinct Police Station is recorded as the industrial era.

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