The Ravenswood Manor Historic District is a

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in the Albany Park community area of North Side, Chicago, Illinois. It is bordered by the Chicago River on the East, and by the alley south of Lawrence Avenue on the North, Sacramento Avenue on the West, and the alley North of Montrose Avenue on the south. Ravenswood Manor is a primarily residential neighborhood that was developed during the early twentieth century. It contains many

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s, and some of the homes along the river have their own docks. One of the most famous recent residents has been former Illinois governor

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. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 5, 2008.National Register of Historic Places Listings
September 12, 2008. Retrieved on December 15, 2009.

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Historic districts in Chicago North Side, Chicago Neighborhoods in Chicago Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Chicago Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois {{Chicago-geo-stub

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