Norwood Park Historical District

Norwood Park Historical District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location:	Bordered by Harlem Ave., Bryn Mawr Ave., and Avondale Ave. Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates:	41°59′21″N 87°47′59″W / 41.98917°N 87.79972°W / 41.98917; -87.79972Coordinates: 41°59′21″N 87°47′59″W / 41.98917°N 87.79972°W / 41.98917; -87.79972
Architect:	Mahaffey; et al.
Architectural style:	Queen Anne, Tudor Revival
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	02001350 [1]
Added to NRHP:	November 21, 2002

The Norwood Park Historical District (also known as Old Norwood) is a historic district in the Norwood Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is bordered by Bryn Mawr, Avondale, and Harlem Avenues, and is home to the Noble-Seymour-Crippen House, which was built in 1833 and is widely considered to be the oldest house Chicago. It is also home to Norwood Park Public School, William Howard Taft High School, and Norwood Circle Park.

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 

External links

• Noble-Seymour-Crippen House
• National Register of Historic Places in Cook County