Longwood Drive District Explained

The Longwood Drive District is a historic district in Chicago, Illinois. The houses along Longwood Drive in the Beverly neighborhood were built beginning in 1873 by various architects. Longwood was named for a long copse of trees that ran along the lee side of the hill where the rest of Beverly is located. The area was designated a Chicago Landmark on November 13, 1981.[1] The Longwood Drive has a mixture of different styles of architecture, such as Italianate, Carpenter Gothic, Queen Anne, Shingle, Prairie School, and Renaissance Revival.

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The Longwood Drive District extends twelve blocks from 9800 to 11000 S. Longwood Dr. and from 10400 to 10700 S. Seeley Ave.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Longwood Drive District. City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. 2007-06-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20070607154226/http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/L/LongwoodDrDistrict.html. 2007-06-07. dead.