Washington Square Historic District
| Washington Square Historic District | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. Historic district | |
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| Location: | Washington Square, N. Dearborn St., from W. Walton St. to W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, Illinois |
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| Coordinates: | 41°53′56″N 87°37′49″W / 41.89889°N 87.63028°W / 41.89889; -87.63028 |
| Built: | 1842 |
| Architect: | Cobb, Henry Ives; et al. |
| Architectural style: | Italianate, Queen Anne |
| Governing body: | Local |
| MPS: | Land Subdivisions with Set-Aside Parks, Chicago, IL MPS |
| NRHP Reference#: |
03000786 |
| Added to NRHP: | August 21, 2003 |
Washington Square Historic District is a historic district in Chicago, Illinois that includes Washington Square Park, Chicago. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 21, 2003. The Washington Square District was declared a Chicago Landmark on May 16, 1990. The original 1990 Washington Square Park District Chicago Landmark designation included the park, Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street and 915 to 929 North Dearborn Street. The first Chicago Landmark district extension on July, 10 2002 included 22-28 and 27-31 West Chestnut Street and 802-818, 827-867, 1012, 1023-1029, and 1150-1154 North Dearborn Street. The May 11, 2005 extension added the Isaac Maynard Row Houses located at 119-123 West Delaware Place. The National Register of Historic Places included Washington Square as well as North Dearborn Street from West Walton Street to West Chicago Avenue.
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