| Address | Various |
|---|---|
| Built | Various |
| Architect | Various |
| Status | Designated Chicago Landmark District |
| Designation Date | September 28, 1977 (Final) |
| Neighborhood | Lincoln Park |
| Type | Residential district |
Direct quotes from the Chicago Landmark Designation Report
“The inhabitants gathered in the streets around St. Michael's and watched their new school, rectory, and convent crumble. Flames engulfed the new church and the The carefully carved wooden trim on many of the buildings within the Old Town Triangle District reflects the European tradition of skilled craftmanship brought to Chicago by early immigrants.”
“Many of the Germans around St. Michael's moved farther north to St. Alphonsus' parish on North Lincoln Avenue. The streets to the west of North Town became populated with new waves of immigrants: Poles, Slovaks, Serbians, Roumanians, Hungarians, and Italians.”
“Among other prominent owners of land in the area were William Rand and Andrew McNally, map publishers. The population grew quickly and the area acquired the name North Town.”
“As in the Chicago cottages, a broad stairway leads to the first-floor entrance. Bays, when used, rise the height of the building. Sandstone lintels, sometimes decorated with incised patterns, top the windows, and stringcourses of sandstone divide the stories.”
“This gable-roofed entrance facade contained three doors with elaborate windows above. Limestone trim accented the windows and the niches between them, and simplified versions of the same motifs were used on the other walls of the church.”
“This house was later brought to the front of the property at 1836 North Lincoln Park West and remodeled by Wacker's son Charles. Charles was one of the directors of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition and later was chairman of the Chicago Plan Commission for seventeen years.”
“Spindle railings, curved bracket supports, and unusual window trim add charm to the older frame buildings. (Barbara Crane, photographer) building was gutted. When the parishioners returned after the fire had died down, only the double brick walls on the south, east, and west ends of the church remained.”
“The organization has served as a liaison between the community and city agencies. It has also encouraged the maintenance of property standards and has organized tree plantings in an effort to beautify the neighborhood.”