Beverly in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Upwood-Morgan Home
Photographed by Sean Flynn, June 15, 2024
1. Upwood-Morgan Home Marker
Erected by Chicago's Charter Jubilee
Authenticated by Chicago Historical Society
Erected 1937 by Chicago's Charter Jubilee.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Chicago's Charter Jubilee series list.
Location. 41° 43.606′ N, 87° 40.182′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Beverly. It is on South Pleasant Avenue 0.1 miles north of 93rd Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9167 South Pleasant Avenue, Chicago IL 60643, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William and Jessie Adams House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Walden Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gail Woodman and Roy Woodman (approx. 1.8 miles away); Evergreen Park Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Spc. Jared D. Stanker
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More about this marker. The plaque is one of 78 placed throughout the city by Chicagos Charter Jubilee, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Chicagos city charter. A seal of the City of Chicago is at the bottom of the marker. Only about 20 of these plaques remain on display in Chicago.
A sign for the site's current home, the circa-1894 Hiram H. Belding House, is directly behind it. The Morgan Park neighborhood of Chicago, referenced on this plaque, is about 2 miles south of this location in the Beverly neighborhood.
Also see . . .
1. Morgan Park founded by company in 1873.
The Beverly Review: "Much of the land under development was part of the original estate purchased by Thomas Morgan in 1844. He established his home, Upwood, around todays 91st Street and Longwood Drive. Upon his death in 1851, his estate passed to his widow, Anna Maria, and their nine children.(Submitted on June 15, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)After Anna Maria died in 1868, the Morgan heirs began selling off the land."Photographed by Sean Flynn, June 15, 20242. Upwood-Morgan Home MarkerThe sign above the Jubilee marker references the site's current home, the Belding House.
2. Beverly/Morgan Park. Chicago Architecture Center (Submitted on December 25, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. Historical Markers That Don't Quite Hit the Mark. From WTTW (Channel 11), the "Ask Geoffrey" series looks at the Chicago Jubilee markers, which were erected around the city in 1937.
Excerpt: "The 78 plaques planned for installation by the Chicago Charter Jubilee committee were just one part of a monthslong centenary celebration of Chicagos 1837 city charter. (They took some pains to point out that the 1933 Century of Progress Worlds Fair celebrated the centenary of Chicagos 1833 town charter, in case people were wondering why they were celebrating Chicagos hundredth birthday again just four years later.) ... Despite their wobbly accuracy, they do give us an idea of what Chicago was like in both the days theyre remembering and the attitudes of the day in 1937 they were erected."(Submitted on June 15, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Photographed by Sean Flynn, June 15, 2024
3. Upwood-Morgan Home Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 363 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 15, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
