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Linden Park Place-Belle Avenue Historic District

Coordinates: 42°11′16″N 87°47′38″W / 42.18778°N 87.79389°W / 42.18778; -87.79389
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Linden Park Place-Belle Avenue Historic District
Linden Park Place-Belle Avenue Historic District is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Linden Park Place-Belle Avenue Historic District
Linden Park Place-Belle Avenue Historic District is located in Illinois
Linden Park Place-Belle Avenue Historic District
Linden Park Place-Belle Avenue Historic District is located in the United States
Linden Park Place-Belle Avenue Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Sheridan Rd., Elm Pl., Linden, Park, and Central Aves., Highland Park, Illinois
Coordinates42°11′16″N 87°47′38″W / 42.18778°N 87.79389°W / 42.18778; -87.79389
Area50 acres (20 ha)
MPSHighland Park MRA
NRHP reference No.83003580[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 13, 1983

The Linden Park Place-Belle Avenue Historic District is a residential historic district located in Highland Park, Illinois. The district includes 34 houses situated along Linden Park Place, Park Avenue, Linden Avenue, Elm Place, Park Lane, and Belle Avenue. The area is notable for its architectural significance, featuring designs by prominent architects such as George W. Maher and Robert Seyfarth.

The district also includes several homes built from pattern books during Highland Park's initial development phase in the 1870s. The architectural styles represented in the district are diverse, including Victorian Gothic, Italianate, and Prairie School.[2]

The Linden Park Place-Belle Avenue Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 1983.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Benjamin, Susan S.; Cook, Nancy W. (September 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Historic Resources of Highland Park" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.

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