Lincoln Park in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Fremont Row Houses

Chicago Landmark District

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 18, 2024

1. Fremont Row Houses Marker

Inscription. This rare grouping of twenty 1870s Italianate-style row houses was designed by Edward J. Burling, one of Chicago's earliest and important architects. They were conceived as a unified composition with similar incised window hoods and a common wood cornice. This is among the earliest and largest-surviving grouping of masonry row houses built after the Chicago Fire of 1871.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Disasters. In addition, it is included in the Illinois, Chicago Landmarks Commission, and the The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.

Location. 41° 55.293′ N, 87° 39.068′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Lincoln Park. It is on Fremont Street near Webster Avenue. The marker is affixed to a lamppost a short distance south of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 901 West Webster Avenue, Chicago IL 60614, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is

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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 walking distance of this marker: Bissell Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Bissell Street (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Fremont Row Houses (about 500 feet away); St. James Church Crosses (about 600 feet away); Original Site of The Children's Memorial Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robert Berkhoff (approx. 0.2 miles away); McCormick Row House District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Armitage-Halsted (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

More about this marker. The marker was obscured by a tree and easy to miss when visited in November 2024. As is typical for this Chicago Landmark District marker, the sign has identical text and a map of the district on both sides. A duplicate marker can be found on the south end of the block.

Also see . . . Commission on Chicago Landmarks: Fremont Row Houses.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 18, 2024

2. Fremont Row Houses Marker

The marker hangs amid tree leaves not far from Webster Avenue.

(Submitted on November 19, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Fremont Row Houses image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 18, 2024

3. Fremont Row Houses

In this south-facing view of Fremont Street, the marker hangs amid the tree leaves.

Edward Burling (1819-1892) image. Click for full size.

Courtesy of Chicago History Museum (ICHi-062615)

4. Edward Burling (1819-1892)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 222 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 19, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.