Alta Vista Terrace District
Historic site · Chicago, Illinois
A one-block street in Lake View at 1050 West on the Chicago street grid, running north from Grace Street (3800 North) to Byron Street (3900 North). It contains 40 small, single-family rowhouses. Grace Street is Wrigleyville's sourced northern boundary, which puts the district at or just beyond that edge. No source reached states whether any of the houses is open to visitors.
History
The rowhouses were built in 1904 by the real estate developer Samuel Gross, who was inspired by the row houses of London after a trip to Europe. There are twenty exterior designs, arranged so that matching houses face diagonally across the street. The district's style is given as "Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals", and the record names Doric and Ionic wood pilasters, Gothic arches, Palladian windows, stained and leaded-glass fanlights, and bay and bow windows. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on September 15, 1971 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1972, reference number 72000448.
Visit
North Alta Vista Terrace, between Grace Street and Byron Street, Chicago, IL 60613
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