in south Oak Park and consists of two discretebut related areas of singlefamily and twoflatapartments developed by the firm of S TGunderson and Sons during the first decade ofthe 20th centuryThe sin ID: 890036
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1 The Gunderson Historic District in south
The Gunderson Historic District in south Oak Park and consists of two discretebut related areas of single-family and two-flatapartments developed by the firm of S. T.Gunderson and Sons during the first decade ofthe 20th century.The single-family homes arepredominantly American Foursquare types.Although the homes were part of two separateplanned subdivisions with great similarities indesignamong the various buildings, eachstructure is individualized with original detailingof Colonial Revival, Artscommon features offoreshadow later sub- were on the west side of Chicago. The first1890, located on Home and Wenonah avenuesing for a five-cent railroad fare to Chicagofunds, Gunderson constructed a station of theMetropolitan elevated train line at nearbyresidents. The 59 houses were quickly sold The Gunderson Historic District advertisements for these propertiesspoke of making the purchaser 툀a rent.팀The adsrecommended that the purchaser should His
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toric District concentration of properties united by past events or aesthetically by plan or physical developmentthat has been designated as an Oak Park Historic District pursuant to Village ordinance. Mostbuildings in an historic district contribute to the significance of the area without individually havingthe credentials of a Landmark. These buildings are referred to as Contributing Resources. Theyhelp to maintain the historic integrity of the neighborhood. Individual properties designated asHistoric Landmarks are Contributing Resources within a district. An historic district can have build-ings that do not contribute to the significance of the district. These buildings, referred to as Non-Contributing Resources, usually are less than 50 years old or have been significantly altered in therecent past. For more information, call or write:Preservation CommissionCommunity Services Department 123 Madison StreetOr visit the VillageÕs web site a