Isaac N. Maynard Rowhouses

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Isaac N. Maynard Rowhouses
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Location 119, 121, 123 W. Delaware Place, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates 41°54′4″N87°37′57″W / 41.90111°N 87.63250°W / 41.90111; -87.63250 Coordinates: 41°54′4″N87°37′57″W / 41.90111°N 87.63250°W / 41.90111; -87.63250
Area less than one acre
Built 1880 (1880)-81
Architect Treat and Foltz
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS Land Subdivisions with Set-Aside Parks, Chicago, IL MPS
NRHP reference # 04000077 [1]
Added to NRHP February 25, 2004

The Isaac N. Maynard Rowhouses are a group of three connected rowhouses located at 119-123 W. Delaware Place in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The rowhouses were built in 1880-81 by Isaac N. Maynard, one of many developers who helped rebuild the residential area around Washington Square after the Great Chicago Fire. The architecture firm of Treat and Foltz designed the homes in the Queen Anne style with additional details from the Eastlake and Victorian Gothic styles. The brick homes feature projecting bays of different shapes and stone patterns, which serve to both differentiate the three homes and give the overall building texture. Stone stringcourses and a cornice encircle and visually unify the building. [2]

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The rowhouses were added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 25, 2004. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Peters, Linda (July 9, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Isaac N. Maynard Rowhouses" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved January 6, 2018.