Cottage Grove Cable Car Building - Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District - Chicago, Illinois
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member JimmyEv
N 41° 47.657 W 087° 35.256
16T E 451179 N 4627102
Built in 1887, this small red brick building was once the Hyde Park terminus of the Cottage Grove cable car line. Now it is home to the Hyde Park Historical Society.
Waymark Code: WM27XR
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
Views: 62

For eleven years, this building served as a ticket counter and waiting area for commuters traveling to their Hyde Park homes. During one year, 1893, the building provided transportation for thousands of visitors to the World’s Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park. After 1898, the building was converted to a lunch room and remained a restaurant until the Hyde Park Historical Society moved in.

From 2pm to 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays, you can come inside and view changing, temporary exhibits on the history of the Hyde Park neighborhood.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District

Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]

Address:
5529 Lake Park Avenue Chicago, Illinois


How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)

Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed

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