Bryn Mawr Historic District
The Bryn Mawr Historic District (pronounced /ˌbrɪnˈmɑːr/ from Welsh for "big hill") is on the lakefront of the Edgewater neighborhood of far-north Chicago, Illinois. It extends along Bryn Mawr Avenue between Broadway and Sheridan Road. Its most prominent features are the Belle Shore Apartment Hotel, Bryn Mawr Apartment Hotel, Edgewater Beach Apartments, Edgewater Presbyterian Church, Manor House, and the northernmost area of Lincoln Park.
Bryn Mawr Avenue Historic District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
The Edgewater Beach Apartments, built in 1927 | |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
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| Built | 1897 |
| Architect | Benjamin H. Marshall; J. E. O. Pridmore |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000482 |
| Added to NRHP | April 20, 1995 |
Old fashioned green lanterns and lamp posts, reminiscent of Chicago in the 1920s and 1930s, line the Bryn Mawr Historic District streets, adorned with green banners and gold lettering proudly proclaiming the neighborhood's historic significance. It was declared a historic district by the Chicago City Council due to the presence of several Chicago Landmark sites.
Bryn Mawr Avenue was named in the 1880s by Edgewater developer John Lewis Cochran after Bryn Mawr station on the Main Line north of Philadelphia. Bryn Mawr is Welsh for Big Hill.