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

Arlington-Deming

Chicago Landmark District

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 18, 2024

1. Arlington-Deming Marker

Inscription. These streets in the Lincoln Park neighborhood are lined with visually-distinctive single-family houses, apartment buildings, and institutional buildings that exemplify the high-style architecture historically built in Chicago's fashionable north-side lakefront neighborhoods between the 1870s and the 1940s.

Erected by Commission on Chicago Landmarks; City of Chicago.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Illinois, Chicago Landmarks Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.

Location. 41° 55.615′ N, 87° 38.514′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Lincoln Park. It is on Arlington Place west of Clark Street, on the left when traveling east. The marker is affixed to a lamp post. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 512 West Arlington Place, 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 in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

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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: George Estes (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mid-North (about 500 feet away); Theurer/Wrigley House (about 700 feet away); North Chicago Hospital Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Arlington-Deming (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini (approx. 0.2 miles away); National Shrine of Saint Francis Xavier Cabrini (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reebie Storage Warehouse (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

More about this marker. As is typical for these types of Chicago Landmark District markers, the signs have identical text and a map of the neighborhood on both sides. At least two other duplicate markers for Arlington-Deming can be found a few blocks from here.

Also see . . .
1. Landmark Designation Report: Arlington-Deming District. From the Commission on

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 18, 2024

2. Arlington-Deming Marker

Chicago Landmarks

Excerpt: "Excerpt: "The history of the Arlington-Deming District reflects the growth of the Lincoln Park neighborhood in general, while specifically demonstrating the impact that the Chicago Fire of 1871, the resulting change in Chicago building codes concerning building construction and materials, improvements in mass transit, and the rising popularity that apartment living had on real-estate development on Chicago’s North Side during the last quarter of the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th century. The imposition of mandatory masonry construction in Chicago south of the City’s northern boundary at Fullerton (just south of the District), following the Fire of 1871, encouraged builders to move across the city line into the Town of Lake View, where wood-frame houses could still be built. The District’s earliest buildings reflect this trend."

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

2. Hanna and Mrowka v. City of Chicago: A Long-Awaited Victory for Chicago’s Landmarks Ordinance. Landmarks Illinois, a historic preservation advocacy organization, looks at litigation

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 18, 2024

3. Arlington-Deming Marker

by Arlington-Deming property owners against the constitutionality of the Chicago Landmarks Ordinance. In 2025, the Illinois Supreme Court rejected the property owners' claims, leaving the ordinance intact.

Excerpt: "In 2006, the City of Chicago adopted the East Village Historic District in West Town. The Arlington-Deming Historic District, a four-block historic district in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, followed in 2007. Both districts are largely residential and reflect Chicago’s growth during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Albert C. Hanna and Carol Mrowka, who owned properties in these districts, sued the city, arguing that the Landmarks Ordinance was unconstitutionally vague, leaving landmark designation subject to misapplication. They also argued that the ordinance improperly delegated the authority of Chicago’s City Council to the Commission on Chicago Landmarks and that it violated their substantive due process and equal protection rights by designating some areas of the city as historic districts while not designating other areas with similar characteristics. Ultimately, the court rejected all of these claims."

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(Submitted on January 27, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 19, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.