COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF PARK RIDGE LANDMARKS, September 2010 – March 2022
Listed by year of application for recognition as a Park Ridge Landmark
1) The Pickwick Building, 3-11 South Prospect Avenue, and 6-12 South Northwest Highway, 2010.
1928 movie theatre with stage for vaudeville performances. Auditorium is surrounded by retail space at street level with an arcade for offices on upper level.
2) The Clute House, 720 Garden Street, 2011.
Named for first residents Walter Clute and his wife Beulah, early members of the Park Ridge Artists Colony. Since 1915 home to various residential, non-profit, and commercial uses.
3) 424 Talcott Place, Private Residence, 2011.
A house typical of the homes with a southwestern motif in our ‘Spanish Town’ neighborhood.
4) The Helen Unseth House, 808 Park Plaine Avenue, Private Residence, 2011.
A house designed by visionary architect Bruce Goff and built in 1940.
5) Town of Maine Cemetery, 2101 West Touhy Avenue, 2011.
Chartered in 1858, now one of the few cemeteries in Illinois still owned by grave site owners.
Distinctive gatehouse at Touhy Avenue entrance. GAR Memorial honors interred civil war vets.
6) The Malone House, 201 Grand Boulevard, Private Residence, 2011.
Early Park Ridge house, home of our second mayor, William H. Malone. Remodeled many times over the years.
7) Iannelli Home and Studio, 255-257 North Northwest Highway, 2012.
Named for noted designer and sculptor Alfonso Iannelli, who maintained his residence and studio in Park Ridge from 1919 to 1965. He provided interior designs for the Pickwick Theatre.
8) 519 Cedar Street, Private Residence, 2012.
A house built by William Malone, in the Tudor Revival style by architects H. R. Zook and William McCaughey. The architects are also recognized for their commission for the Pickwick Building.
9) 611 Cedar Street, Private Residence, 2012.
This residence built by William Malone, in the Cotswold Cottage style, one of five houses in the Cedar Court enclave. Designs provided by Alphonso Iannelli and architect Barry Byrne.
10) 312 Cedar Street, Henri A. Eicher House, Private Residence, 2014.
One of the oldest residences in Park Ridge. Eicher was a Swiss silversmith employed in Clara Barck Welles’ Kalo Workshop.
11) 720 South Lincoln Avenue, Private Residence, 2014.
A house designed by local architect William McCaughey in 1956. McCaughey is also recognized for his design of our Carpenter School, City Hall, and Public Library (along with Charles B. Rowe).
12) 122 North Delphia, Private Residence, 2015.
Built in the Georgian style of architecture, as were many others in Park Ridge during WWII, when workers at the Douglas Aircraft Plant at Mannheim and River Roads required housing.
13) The Solomon Cottage, School Building, 721 North Prospect Avenue, 2017
First Cottage built at the Illinois Industrial School for Girls when it relocated here from Evanston in 1908. Dedicated as an intake facility for young girls for acclimation to the School program.
14) Wohlers Hall, School Building, 733 North Prospect Avenue, 2017
Built in 1911 and first named as The Straut School of Domestic Economy building to accommodate classrooms and workrooms for the early School curriculum.
15) The Emery Cottage, School Building, 733 North Prospect Avenue, 2017
An early residential Cottage on the site of the School for Girls. Built in 1910 for the young girls enrolled in the School program. First named as the Chicago Woman’s Club Cottage.
16) American Legion Ground Monument, on the grounds of South Park, 2018
Mel Tierney Legion Post 247 prepared this monument in honor of the 47 Park Ridge servicemen who lost their lives in defense of our country in World War II.
17) 515 Cedar Street, Private Residence, 2021
A house built by William Malone, in the Tudor Revival style by architects H. R. Zook and William McCaughey. The architects are also recognized for their commission for the Pickwick Building.
18) Maine Township Town Hall, 1700 West Ballard Road, 2023
Now the headquarters for all Maine Township offices, this structure was completed in 1961 as the Good Shepherd Community Church, designed by architect Lloyd Wright, with the entrance of the Church along Home Avenue. It was purchased by Maine Township in 1983 and the interior spaces thereafter redesigned as office space. “
Qualification of properties as Park Ridge Landmarks is governed by two Ordinances in the Municipal Code. Property owners must consent to the process and provide a detailed narrative supporting the property’s heritage in conformance to criteria defined in the Code. The Park Ridge Historic Preservation Commission takes up the matter of scrutinizing the material supplied by the owner at a Public Hearing. If approved by the Commission, the application moves to the City Council for final approval.
