Pacesetter Gardens Historic District
Historic district in Illinois, United States
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The Pacesetter Gardens Historic District is a historic district encompassing twelve townhouses along South Lowe Avenue in Riverdale, Illinois. The townhouses were built in 1960 by Harry J. Quinn, a developer who constructed and advocated for multi-family housing. Prior to 1960, Riverdale was mainly a community of single-family homes; Pacesetter Gardens and another nearby development by Quinn diversified the city's housing and made it easier for lower-income residents to live there. Quinn, who was also an architect, designed the buildings, which feature simple exteriors with box bay windows and a horizontal emphasis. Ten of the twelve townhouses have eight units, while the remaining two have four and six respectively. Quinn planned each unit according to minimum house design, a technique popular with housing reformers that emphasized compactness and eliminated less essential rooms such as hallways and dining rooms.[2]
Pacesetter Gardens Historic District | |
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  Location within Chicago metropolitan area  Location within Illinois  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 13604-13736 S. Lowe Ave., Riverdale, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°38′48″N 87°38′14″W |
| Area | 7.3 acres (3.0 ha) |
| Architect | Harry J. Quinn |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001252[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 16, 2005 |
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 16, 2005.[1]