Logan Square Boulevards District

“Worthman and Steinbach were noteworthy for their church designs in the early twentieth century; their work in the District includes St. John Berchman Church at 2521-25 W. Logan Blvd., the First English Evangelical Church at 3070 W. Palmer Blvd., and flat buildings at 3109 and 3105 W. Palmer Blvd., Huehl and Schmid, the architects of 2312 N. Kedzie Blvd., designed Medinah Temple on Chicago's Near North Side (a designated Chicago Landmark).”

“In the process the original Logan Square terminal was demolished, and the line itself was placed underground with a new station marked by small-scale International Style metal pavilions located on the north side of Logan Square.”

“The Illinois Centennial Monument in Logan Square, designed by architect Henry Bacon and sculptor Evelyn Beatrice Longman, is one of Chicago's most distinctive monuments and is an important visual "landmark" for the Logan Square community.”

“Sinkevitch, Alice. AIA Guide to Chicago. San Diego: Harcourt Brace & Company, 2nd ed. 2004. The Logan Square Boulevards District has examples of both traditional Classical-style and innovative Prairie-style architectural designs within the Distict.”

“Between roughly 1889 and 1930, these boulevards were lined with handsome examples of single-family houses, small flat buildings, larger apartment buildings, commercial, institutional and religious buildings, forming one of Chicago's handsomest historic neighborhood streetscapes.”

“A national recession in the mid-1870s combined with financial limitations suffered by the West Parks Commission to inhibit park boulevards development in the Logan Square area. The West Parks Commission focused its attention on the development of its major parks of Humboldt, Garfield and Douglas, and the Commission's boulevards, although platted, remained largely unimproved during the 1870s and 1880s.”

“This development from the 1880s is evidenced within the district today by a few remaining small-scale frame and brick residences. The most significant development during the 1860s and 1870s that affected the eventual development of the District was the actual platting of the park boulevards themselves.”

“(1916) are handsome buildings originally built to house neighborhood clubs. The Logan Square Boulevards District also contains a small number of historic commercial buildings, mostly concentrated near Milwaukee Avenue at Logan Square itself.”

“(1916), with its attractive wood-embellished cornice. Most buildings in the District are built of masonry construction. Brick is most common, but many of the most visually striking buildings have gray limestone main elevations.”

“These "graystone" buildings have rough-surfaced limestone walls along with handsome stone detailing around entrances and windows. Handsome examples, among many, of such stone craftsmanship include 2819 W. Logan Blvd.”