Auburn Gresham Bungalow Historic District
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Auburn Gresham Bungalow Historic District | |
 7510 S. Wolcott | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by S. Paulina, 78th, & 75th Sts., & S. Winchester Ave., Chicago, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°45′17″N 87°40′08″W / 41.75472°N 87.66889°W |
| Area | 48 acres (19 ha) |
| Architectural style | Chicago Bungalow |
| MPS | Chicago Bungalows MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 12000841[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 9, 2012 |
The Auburn Gresham Bungalow Historic District is a residential historic district in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The district includes 264 Chicago bungalows built from 1918 to 1932 along with a variety of other residential buildings. Homeownership became more attainable for working-class Chicagoans in the early twentieth century, and affordable bungalows played a key role in this pattern, with tens of thousands of the homes built in the city. Auburn Gresham, a South Side neighborhood with railroad access and little prior development, was one of the many parts of the city developed during the bungalow boom. While thirty-two different architects designed homes in the district, the bungalows are still relatively similar, as the uniform building design was a major factor in their affordability; however, elements such as color and brickwork distinguish the individual homes.[2]
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 2012.[1]
