Hawthorne Place District

“The construction of new houses on Hawthorne continued through the 1920s and into the 1930s. In 1923, architect H. Kenneth Franzheim designed the Georgian residence at 558 Hawthorne for Joseph McNulty, vice-president and treasurer of McNulty Brothers Company, plastering contractors.”

“Hawthorne Place was the centerpiece of their efforts: it was the street on which the brothers chose to build their own residences. Several prominent architects were among those commissioned to build the fine residences of Hawthorne and Stratford places.”

“Most of the houses on the street post-date annexation, but for two of the earlier houses, information is available because of the fame of their architects. George Marshall, president of a stationery company, built a house at 574 Hawthorne Place in 1884; Burnham and Root were the architects for this residence.”

“Last winter, the Historic Resources Survey was completed in the 44th Ward, and a district consisting of fourteen houses on Hawthorne Place and three houses on adjacent Stratford Place were identified as a potential district (an historic fence on Hawthorne, now surrounding modern buildings, was also included).”

“Some residents of Hawthorne Place are very anxious to see their street designated because of concern over alterations now being made to several houses and also possible future demolitions.”

“The eastern end of Hawthorne and Stratford places are occupied by tall apartment buildings. At the other end of the streets, a combination storefront and apartment building, typical of many of Chicago's neighborhood commercial streets, is found.”