| Address | Various |
|---|---|
| Built | Various |
| Architect | Various |
| Status | Designated Chicago Landmark District |
| Designation Date | May 4, 1977 (Final) |
| Neighborhood | Lincoln Park |
| Type | Residential district |
Direct quotes from the Chicago Landmark Designation Report
“And the good old Presbyterian name of Chalmers was her choice. Her interest was not confined to the houses either. The private street was to be made beautiful and Mrs. McCormick, always a lover of trees, elected herself to the task.”
“One prominent Presbyterian who had very strong feelings about this question was Cyrus Hall McCormick, the inventor of the reaper. McCormick was born in Virginia on February 15, 1809.”
“Civil war broke out in April, 1861. McCormick's cause quickly lost support in the Northwest. This was reflected in the general lack of support for his seminary. In May, the General Assembly of the church met in Philadelphia with the radical faction predominating.”
“The row houses will be uniformly treated in keeping with the original plans of the owners and architect and as they have been over the past century. With its future safely secured, the McCormick Row House District will continue to be a unique part of a much larger North Side neighborhood providing family housing in the inner city.”
“Here they exhibit varying treatments: gables, dormers, false mansards, and hip roofs, shingled with slate. The houses are set on high foundations, with a variety of ornate iron handrails decorating the stairways.”
“The buildings for the North Side site were quite similar in function to those for the earlier Hyde Park plan, although the form had substantially changed; English gothic spires gave way to Dutch gables and Athens marble was replaced by red brick.”