North Wells Street Historic District

The North Wells Street Historic District is a commercial historic district located on the west side of the 1200 block of North Wells Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The district consists of seven buildings: four stores, two factories, and a firehouse. Built from 1871 to 1888, the buildings are an unusually intact block of what was once a much larger commercial district on the Near North Side. The four stores include a two-story frame storefront building, one of only six remaining from the post-Chicago Fire period in the city, and three three- or three-and-a-half-story store and flat buildings. The factories include a three-story loft and a two-story building that resembles the storefronts. The firehouse, known as Engine Company No. 27, is the second-oldest in the city.[2]

North Wells Street Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Engine Company No. 27
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Location	1240-1260 N. Wells St., Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°54′20″N 87°38′5″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1871 (1871)
Architectural style	Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	84001021[1]
Added to NRHP	May 3, 1984

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 1984.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Hern, John F. (September 30, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: 1240-1260 North Wells Street District" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved February 7, 2017.