Alta Vista Terrace Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Alta Vista Terrace Historic District

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Listed
March 16, 1972
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
72000448

About this property

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. The development was the work of Samuel Gross, who was responsible for several other real estate developments in Chicago. He was inspired to build Alta Vista Terrace after a trip to Europe, in which he looked at the row houses of London. The street is one block long and contains 40 small, single-family rowhouses, each on a lot about 24 feet wide and 40 feet deep. There were 20 different exterior styles based on various adaptations of architectural styles. Some of the features included Doric and Ionic wood pilasters, Gothic arches, Palladian windows, stained and leaded-glass fanlights, bay and bow windows, and various decorative woodwork. Houses on the street were constructed to match with the house diagonally opposite on the street. Alta Vista Terrace is found at 1050 West on the Chicago street grid, running north from Grace Street (3800 North) to Byron Street (3900 North).

Location

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
41.95003, -87.65741

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREARCHITECTURE
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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 Alta Vista Terrace Historic District listed on the National Register?

Alta Vista Terrace Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Alta Vista Terrace Historic District?

Alta Vista Terrace Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Alta Vista Terrace Historic District is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1904.

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