Jackson Boulevard District and Extension

Illinois, United States

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The Jackson Boulevard District and Extension is a historic district on Chicago's Near West Side, encompassing an 8.5-acre area roughly bounded by Laflin, Ashland, Adams, and Van Buren Streets. Built between 1879 and 1893 by various architects, the district contains 34 contributing buildings representing Second Empire, Italianate, Queen Anne, and other styles characteristic of Renaissance Revival architecture. Notable structures include a red brick Queen Anne house commissioned by lumber baron Benjamin Ferguson in 1883 that spans three city lots, the Church of the Epiphany, and the James H. Pearson House at 1513 West Adams Street, designed by Burnham & Root in 1885 in Richardsonian Romanesque style. Originally designated a Chicago Landmark in 1976, the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and expanded in 1989 to include the Pearson House and again in 1997 to reach its present boundaries.