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Historical Markers and War Memorials on Chicago’s North Side

 
By Sean Flynn, November 4, 2023
Andersonville Marker (front)
1 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Andersonville — Andersonville —
On Clark Street north of Winona Street.
2 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Andersonville — Andersonville School —
On Foster Avenue (U.S. 41) at Clark Street on Foster Avenue.
3 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Andersonville — WWI Memorial —
On North Ashland Avenue at North Clark Street, on the right when traveling north on North Ashland Avenue.
4 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Avondale — Florsheim Shoe Company Building — Alfred S. Alschuler, architect • 1924-26 — Chicago Landmark —
On Belmont Avenue at Pulaski Road, on the left when traveling west on Belmont Avenue.
5 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Avondale — Rev. Jerzy Popiełuszko —
On West Wolfram Street east of North Lawndale Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
6 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Avondale — St. Hyacinth Parish World War I Memorial — 1916 • 1918 — Dulce et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori —
On West George Street west of North Central Park Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
7 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Avondale — St. Stanislaus Kostka Auditorium Crowned Eagle —
On West George Street west of Central Park Avenue.
8 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Avondale — Veterans Memorial —
On North Milwaukee Avenue north of North Haussen Court, on the right when traveling south.
9 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Belmont Cragin — For God and Country —
On North Marmora Avenue 0.1 miles south of Belmont Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
10 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Belmont Cragin — Jacob A. Riis
Near North Narragansett Avenue north of Fullerton Avenue. Reported damaged.
11 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Belmont Cragin — Shamrock Victory Memorial Field —
On North Austin Avenue north of West Belmont Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
12 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Big Oaks — Location of the 1st Tee at Irving Golf Club —
Near West Gunnison Street 0.2 miles west of North Nagle Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
13 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bucktown — (Former) Schlitz Brewery-Tied House at 1944 N. Oakley Ave. — Kley & Lang, architects; 1898 — Chicago Landmark —
On West Armitage Avenue at North Oakley Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Armitage Avenue.
14 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Buena Park — Immaculata High School and Convent Buildings — Barry Byrne, architect; 1922; 1955 and 1956 — Chicago Landmark —
On Irving Park Road (Illinois Route 19) 0.1 miles west of DuSable Lake Shore Drive (U.S. 41).
15 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Buena Park — Pattington — Built 1904 —
On Irving Park Road (Illinois Route 19) north of Pine Grove Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
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16 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Cabrini-Green — The Nari Garden —
On West Chicago Avenue east of North Cleveland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
17 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Cabrini-Green — The Nari Garden —
On West Chicago Avenue east of North Cleveland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
18 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Cabrini-Green — Welcome to Jesse White Nature Garden — Chicago Park District Natural Areas —
On West Chicago Avenue west of North Sedgwick Street, on the right when traveling west.
19 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — 09.11.2001 —
On North Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43) south of West Irving Park Road ( Route 19), on the right when traveling south.
20 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — 9/11 Memorial —
On West Irving Park Road (Illinois Route 19) 0.8 miles west of Harlem Avenue ( Route 43).
21 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — 9/11 Memorial —
On North Narragansett Avenue 0.1 miles west of West Berenice Road.
22 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Civil War Veterans —
On West Belle Plaine Avenue near North Neenah Avenue.
23 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Cook County Cemetery at Dunning — 1854 —
Near West Belle Plaine Avenue near North Neenah Avenue.
24 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Cook County Poorhouse —
Near West Belle Plaine Avenue near North Neenah Avenue.
25 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Henry Horner — 1878 – 1940 —
On North Narragansett Avenue 0.1 miles north of West Addison Street, on the left when traveling north.
26 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Orphaned and Abandoned Infants and Children —
On West Belle Plaine Avenue near North Neenah Avenue.
27 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Read-Dunning Cemetery No. 3 —
On Oak Park Avenue 0.2 miles north of West Irving Park Road ( Route 19), on the left when traveling north.
28 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — The Cook County Insane Asylum —
Near West Belle Plaine Avenue near North Neenah Avenue.
29 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — The Sick and Infirm at Dunning —
Near West Belle Plaine Avenue near North Neenah Avenue.
30 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Unidentified Victims of the 1871 Chicago Fire —
Near West Belle Plaine Avenue near North Neenah Avenue.
31 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Unknown and Itinerant Poor of Cook County —
On West Belle Plaine Avenue near North Neenah Avenue.
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32 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Veterans Memorial —
On Narragansett Avenue at Irving Park Road ( Route 19), on the right when traveling north on Narragansett Avenue.
33 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Wright College Prairie Garden — Project Green Idea —
On Narragansett Avenue south of Montrose Avenue.
34 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Wright College Prairie Garden
On Narragansett Avenue south of Montrose Avenue. Reported unreadable.
35 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Edgewater — Adolf Schmidt House — George W. Maher, architect; 1916-17 — Chicago Landmark —
On North Sheridan Road 0.1 miles north of Rosemont Avenue.
36 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Edison Park — Edison Park World War I Memorial —
Near N Avondale Ave at North Oliphant Avenue.
37 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Edison Park — Thomas A. Edison — 1847 — 1931 —
On North Northwest Highway, on the right when traveling north.
38 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Forest Glen — Hazelton-Mikota House — Architect unknown; 1881 — Chicago Landmark —
Near North Forest Glen Avenue south of North Latham Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
39 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Forest Glen — Mary Berkemeier Quinn Park-of-Trees — Established and maintained in perpetuity —
On North Mandell Avenue east of North McClellan Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
40 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Forest Glen — Old Edgebrook — Chicago Landmark District —
On North Prescott Avenue at North Livermore Avenue, on the right when traveling west on North Prescott Avenue.
41 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Forest Glen — Old Treaty Elm —
On Noth Kilbourn Avenue at North Rodgers Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Noth Kilbourn Avenue.
42 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Forest Glen — Sauganash Veterans Memorial —
On Peterson Avenue (U.S. 14) at Forest Glen Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Peterson Avenue.
43 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Forest Glen — Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church —
On North Elston Avenue at North La Crosse Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Elston Avenue.
44 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — "Barmaids Ordinance" —
On West Division Street, on the left when traveling east.
45 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — 49 East Cedar Street — C. 1909 —
On Cedar Street 0.1 miles west of North Lake Shore Drive, on the right when traveling east.
46 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — Albert F. Madlener House — Richard E. Schmidt, architect; Hugh Garden, designer; 1902 — Chicago Landmark —
On Burton Place near State Parkway.
47 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — Bertha Honore Palmer and Potter Palmer —
On North Lake Shore Drive at Banks Street, on the left when traveling north on North Lake Shore Drive.
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48 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — Bryan Lathrop House — Chicago Landmark —
On East Bellevue Place east of North State Street, on the left when traveling east.
49 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — Catholic Cemetery — Hidden Truths —
On North Avenue at North Dearborn Street, on the right when traveling west on North Avenue.
50 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — Churchill Corner —
On N. State Parkway at Goethe Street on N. State Parkway.
51 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — Ernest Hemingway —
On North Dearborn Street north of Division Street.
52 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — Fisher Studio Houses — Andrew Rebori, architect; 1936 — Chicago Landmark —
On State Parkway north of Division Street.
53 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — Irna Phillips — Chicago Tribute —
On North Astor Street at East Banks Street, on the right when traveling north on North Astor Street.
54 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — James Charnley House —
On North Astor Street at East Schiller Street, on the right when traveling north on North Astor Street.
55 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — John Wellborn Root — Chicago Tribute —
On North Astor Street, on the left.
56 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — Louise DeKoven Bowen — Chicago Tribute —
On North Astor Street, on the right when traveling south.
57 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — Mariano Park —
On Rush Street near Bellevue Place, on the left when traveling north.
58 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — Patterson-McCormick Mansion —
On East Burton Place near Astor Street, on the right when traveling west.
59 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — Robert McCormick — Chicago Tribute —
On North Astor Street.
60 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — St. Chrysostom's Church —
On North Dearborn Parkway north of Schiller Street.
61 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — The Three Arts Club — Holabird and Roche, architects; 1914 — Chicago Landmark —
On North Dearborn Street north of Goethe Street, on the right when traveling south.
62 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — Victorian Brownstone Residences —
On Ritchie Court at Goethe Street, on the right when traveling north on Ritchie Court.
63 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — Walgreens — 1200 North Dearborn Street —
On North Dearborn Street at West Division Street, on the left when traveling north on North Dearborn Street.
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64 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — Wooden Alley —
On Wooden Alley at N. State Parkway on Wooden Alley.
65 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Goose Island — Cherry Avenue Bridge — Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge No. Z-2 — Completed in 1902; Rehabilitated in 2009 —
On North Avenue (Illinois Route 64) 0.1 miles west of Kingsbury Street, on the right when traveling east.
66 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Hanson Park — St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Parish War Memorial —
On Lorel Avenue north of Belden Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
67 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Irving Park — Villa District — Chicago Landmark —
On North Avers Avenue 0.1 miles north of West Addison Street, in the median.
68 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Jefferson Park — Jefferson Park War Memorial —
On North Milwaukee Avenue at West Higgins Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Milwaukee Avenue.
69 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Jefferson Park — The Henry Esdohr House —
On North Long Avenue south of Higgins Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
70 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View — (Former) Marshfield Trust and Savings Bank — William Gibbons Uffendell, architect — 1924 —
On North Lincoln Boulevard near North Marshfield Avenue.
71 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View — Former Site of the “Zum Deutschen Eck” Restaurant —
On North Southport Avenue at West Oakdale Avenue on North Southport Avenue.
72 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View — Kwanusila —
On North Recreation Drive near West Addison Drive, on the right when traveling north.
73 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View — Lake View High School —
On North Ashland Road at West Irving Park Road on North Ashland Road.
74 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View — Waveland Clock Tower —
Near North Recreation Drive near West Addison Drive, on the right when traveling north.
75 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
76 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Alan Mathison Turing — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street north of West Buckingham Place.
77 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Alvin Ailey — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.
78 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — American Veterans for Equal Rights Military Memorial —
On North Halsted Street at West Addison Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Halsted Street.
79 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Audre Lorde — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.
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80 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Barbara Jordan — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street north of West Cornelia Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
81 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Bayard Rustin — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
82 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Billy Strayhorn — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street north of Roscoe Street, on the right when traveling north.
83 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Brewster Apartments — Chicago Landmark —
On North Pine Grove Avenue at West Diversey Parkway, on the right when traveling south on North Pine Grove Avenue.
84 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Cole Porter — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.
85 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — David Kato Kisule — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
86 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Dr. Margaret "Mom" Chung — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
87 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Dr. Sally K. Ride — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
88 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Dr. Tom Waddell — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
89 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Dra. Antonia Pantoja — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street south of Waveland Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
90 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Ernie Banks, "Mr. Cub" —
On North Clark Street north of West Addison Street, on the left when traveling south.
91 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Fr. Mychal Judge — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street south of West Addison Street, on the left when traveling north.
92 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Frank Kameny — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
93 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Freddie Mercury — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street south of Aldine, on the left when traveling north.
94 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Frida Kahlo — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
95 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Harvey Milk — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
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96 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — James Baldwin — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
97 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Jane Addams — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
98 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Josephine Baker — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
99 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Keith Haring — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
100 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Lincoln Park —
On West Diversey Parkway.

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