History
The North University Park area was subdivided between 1885 and 1901. The Miller and Herriott House, which is still standing, is believed to have been a model house used by the developers to attract potential buyers. The area boomed further when the street cars from downtown reached the area in 1891. In 1892, the widow of Gen. John C. Fremont, Jessie Benton Fremont, was living in the district at 1107 West 28th Street; she remained in the house until 1902. The district was also the birthplace of Adlai Stevenson, who was born in the house at 2639 Monmouth Avenue in 1900.
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