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The Sheffield Historic District is a national historic district in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, ... Connecticut resident at the site in the late 1840’s ...
The Samuel Parsons House is a historic house museum at 180 South Main Street in Wallingford, Connecticut. Built about 1770, it is a well-preserved example of Georgian residential architecture. It has housed the local historical society since 1919. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]
The Franklin Johnson House is located in a residential area south of Wallingford's central business district on the west side of South Main Street south of Prince Street. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story masonry structure, built out of brick that has been finished with stucco-like concrete scored to resemble stone. It is covered by a low-pitch hip ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.9 square miles (103.3 km 2), of which 39.0 square miles (101.1 km 2) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.2 km 2), or 2.16%, is water. The town of Wallingford sits astride the Quinnipiac River in northern New Haven County, roughly
Wallingford was founded in the 1670s, but saw its major growth as a commercial and industrial center beginning in the mid-19th century, when local businessman began manufacturing silver products. The Simpson and Wallace families that dominated this business also built commercial blocks in the downtown area that still stand.
The Chicago Park Boulevard System Historic District, which encompasses most of the Boulevard System, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. [14] The approved listing, stretches approximately 26 miles, including 8 parks, 19 boulevards, and 6 squares, as well as adjacent properties that preserve structures built from the 19th century to the 1940s.
Soo campaigned to get the Chicago Transit Authority to give the Argyle 'L' station a $250,000 face-lift, then in 1981 he started the "Taste of Argyle," an annual food festival. He also secured funds from Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne to fix the sidewalks, and later from Mayor Harold Washington to repair building facades. Because of his tireless work ...
The Pilsen Historic District is a historic district located in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. Pilsen is a neighborhood made up of the residential sections of the Lower West Side community area of Chicago. It is recognized as one of the few neighborhoods in Chicago that still has buildings that survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. [2]