The Logan Square Boulevards Historic District is a linear historic district in the

Logan Square Logan Square may refer to: * Logan Square, Chicago, a neighborhood on the north side of the city * Logan Circle (Philadelphia) or Logan Square, a park in Philadelphia **Logan Square, Philadelphia Logan Square is a neighborhood in Philadelphia. Bou ...

community area of

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. It encompasses of the Chicago boulevard system. The district includes sections of Logan Boulevard,

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, and Humboldt Boulevard. It also includes two parks, Logan Square and Palmer Square, which connect the boulevards. Grassy medians run down the center of the

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; the medians and the two squares both provided recreational areas for residents and drew development to the area. Logan Square also includes the

Illinois Centennial Monument Illinois Centennial Memorial Column, Logan Square Monument or Illinois Centennial Monument is a public monument in the Logan Square, Chicago, Logan Square Community areas of Chicago, community area and the Chicago Landmark and National Register o ...

, which was erected in 1918 to celebrate Illinois' centennial. The boulevards pass through residential areas and are lined with homes in a variety of architectural styles. Some of the most common designs are

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Romanesque houses, gray stone Victorian houses, and brick buildings with

Tudor Revival Tudor Revival architecture (also known as mock Tudor in the UK) first manifested itself in domestic architecture in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century. Based on revival of aspects that were perceived as Tudor architecture ...

and Prairie School styles. The district was added to the

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on November 20, 1985. It was named a Chicago Landmark on November 1, 2005.

References

Historic districts in Chicago North Side, Chicago Streets in Chicago Boulevards in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Chicago Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois Prairie School architecture in Illinois Romanesque Revival architecture in Illinois Tudor Revival architecture in Illinois Victorian architecture in Illinois Chicago Landmarks {{Chicago-geo-stub