- Wingert House
The Wingert House is a nineteenth century
farmhouse located at 6231 North Canfield Avenue inChicago ,Illinois . One of the oldest surviving farmhouses within the Chicago city limits, the building receivedChicago Landmark status onJuly 31 ,1990 . [http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/W/Wingert.html Wingert House] , City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division (2003). Retrieved on2007 -06-19.] It is part of the Norwood Park neighborhood.The house was built in 1854 as the home of John Wingert, a German immigrant who had fled his homecountry due to religious persecution. A two-story
Italianate style section was added between 1868 and 1875. [http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/W/Wingert.html Wingert House] , City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division (2003). Retrieved on2007 -06-19.] The Wingert House is one of the few extant buildings in Chicago that predate the Great Fire of 1871. [ [http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/Tours/Prefire.html Pre-Fire Chicago Tour] , City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division (2003). Retrieved on2007 -06-19.]Notes
ee also
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Noble-Seymour-Crippen House , also located in Norwood Park.
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