Norwood Park Historical District
National Register of Historic Places

Norwood Park Historical District

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Listed
November 21, 2002
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
02001350

About this property

The Norwood Park Historical District (also known as Old Norwood) is a historic district in the Norwood Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is bordered by Bryn Mawr, Avondale, and Harlem Avenues, and is home to the Noble-Seymour-Crippen House, which was built in 1833 and is widely considered to be the oldest house in Chicago. (However, it was not located in Chicago at the time it was built; Norwood Park was annexed to Chicago in 1893.) The historic district is also home to Norwood Park Public School, William Howard Taft High School, Norwood Park (the park), Myrtle Park, and Norwood Circle Park. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. The district was first settled in 1833, when Mark Noble Sr. built his house northwest of Chicago, Illinois. However, the area remained sparsely populated when the Chicago and North Western Railway built a station there in 1864. The Norwood Park Land and Building Association (NPLBA) formed in 1868 to purchase 860 acres (350 ha) of farmland with the intention of developing a suburb. The organization was led by Thomas H. Seymour, a broker at the Chicago Board of Trade, and educator John Eberhart. The town was named after the novel Norwood, or Village Life in New England by Henry Ward Beecher; "Park" was added because another Illinois post office already held the Norwood name.

Location

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
41.99045, -87.79936

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Chicago and North Western Railroad Depot
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0.1 mi
Noble-Seymour-Crippen House
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0.5 mi
Passionist Fathers Monastery
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0.5 mi
Edison Park
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1.3 mi
Leaning Tower of Niles, The
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1.7 mi

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When was Norwood Park Historical District listed on the National Register?

Norwood Park Historical District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Norwood Park Historical District?

Norwood Park Historical District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Norwood Park Historical District?

The period of significance for Norwood Park Historical District is recorded as the civil_war era.

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