Brainerd Bungalow Historic District

United States historic place


Brainerd Bungalow Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


41°43′37″N 87°39′20″W / 41.72694°N 87.65556°W / 41.72694; -87.65556
Area	129 acres (52 ha)
Architectural style	Chicago Bungalow
MPS	Chicago Bungalows MPS
NRHP reference No.	16000895^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 27, 2016

The Brainerd Bungalow Historic District is a residential historic district in the Brainerd neighborhood of the Washington Heights community area of Chicago, Illinois. The district includes 527 Chicago bungalows built between 1915 and 1931 and a small number of other residential buildings. Brainerd, an outlying neighborhood of Chicago, was developed in the 1910s and 1920s as the increasing accessibility of homeownership spurred new home construction in underpopulated areas of the city. As bungalows were affordable to construct, they became popular in newly developed neighborhoods, and tens of thousands of them were built throughout the city. While 42 different architects designed Brainerd's bungalows, the neighborhood has a consistent appearance nonetheless, as the affordability of bungalows came in part from how easy the design was to duplicate; however, architects used color and detail work to give each home a unique design.^[2]

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 2016.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/13/2016 Through 12/30/2016". Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
^ Bruni, Carla; Pauldine, Angela; Schulte, John (July 15, 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Brainerd Bungalow Historic District" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 16, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019.