Bryn Mawr Avenue Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Bryn Mawr Avenue Historic District

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Listed
April 19, 1995
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
95000482

About this property

The Bryn Mawr Historic District ( BRIN mar; from Welsh for 'big hill') is on the lakefront of the Edgewater neighborhood of far-north Chicago, Illinois. It extends along Bryn Mawr Avenue between Broadway and Sheridan Road. Its most prominent features are the Belle Shore Apartment Hotel, Bryn Mawr Apartment Hotel, Edgewater Beach Apartments, Edgewater Presbyterian Church, Manor House, and the northernmost area of Lincoln Park. Old fashioned green lanterns and lamp posts, reminiscent of Chicago in the 1920s and 1930s, line the Bryn Mawr Historic District streets, adorned with green banners and gold lettering proudly proclaiming the neighborhood's historic significance. It was declared a historic district by the Chicago City Council due to the presence of several Chicago Landmark sites. Bryn Mawr Avenue was named in the 1880s by Edgewater developer John Lewis Cochran after Bryn Mawr station on the Main Line north of Philadelphia. Bryn Mawr is Welsh for Big Hill.

Location

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
41.98392, -87.65681

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Manor House
Industrial
0 mi
Edgewater Beach Apartments
Industrial
0.1 mi
Building at 5510 North Sheridan
Industrial
0.1 mi
Episcopal Church of the Atonement and Parish House, The
Industrial
0.2 mi
Lakewood Balmoral Historic District
Listed
0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Haymarket Affair, Chicago 1886
1886Frontier
6.8 mi
Nike Missile Defense Ring — Chicago (C-Series Batteries)
1955Modern
7.2 mi

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When was Bryn Mawr Avenue Historic District listed on the National Register?

Bryn Mawr Avenue Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 19, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Bryn Mawr Avenue Historic District?

Bryn Mawr Avenue Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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