National Register of Historic Places listings in South Side Chicago

For places listed on the National Register in the rest of Chicago, see National Register of Historic Places listings in North Side Chicago, National Register of Historic Places listings in Central Chicago or National Register of Historic Places listings in West Side Chicago, for Cook County, see National Register of Historic Places listings in Cook County, Illinois.

There are 105 sites on the National Register of Historic Places listings in South Side Chicago — of more than 350 total listings within the City of Chicago, in Cook County, Illinois.

The South Side district is defined for this article as the area west of Lake Michigan, and south of 26th Street and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, to the southern Chicago city limits.

	NRHP-listed
∞	NRHP-listed Historic district
*	National Historic Landmark and NRHP-listed
∞	National Historic Landmark and NRHP-listed Historic district

          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 22, 2024.

South Side Chicago listings on the National Register

The listed properties are distributed across 19 of the 77 well-defined community areas of Chicago.

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	Neighborhood	Description
1	Robert S. Abbott House	Robert S. Abbott House	December 8, 1976 (#76000686)	4742 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 41°48′36″N 87°36′58″W	Grand Boulevard	Home of Robert S. Abbott, founder of the Chicago Defender newspaper
2	Altgeld Gardens–Philip Murray Homes Historic District	Altgeld Gardens–Philip Murray Homes Historic District	April 13, 2022 (#100007590)	E. 130th, East 133rd, and East 134th Streets, E. 130th and East 133rd Places, S. Greenwood & St. Lawrence Avenues 41°39′17″N 87°35′57″W	Riverdale
3	Armour Square	Armour Square	August 19, 2003 (#03000789)	Bounded by W. 33rd Street, W. 34th Place, S. Wells Street and S. Shields Avenue 41°50′01″N 87°38′02″W	Armour Square
4	Auburn Gresham Bungalow Historic District	Auburn Gresham Bungalow Historic District	October 9, 2012 (#12000841)	Roughly bounded by S. Paulina Street, W. 78th Street, W. 75th Street, & S. Winchester Avenue 41°45′17″N 87°40′08″W	Auburn Gresham	Part of the Chicago Bungalows Multiple Property Submission (MPS)
5	Avalon Park Bungalow Historic District		August 23, 2023 (#100009251)	Roughly bounded by: East 79th St., S. Harper Avenue, East 83rd St., and S. Woodlawn Avenue 41°44′52″N 87°35′30″W	Avalon Park
6	AVR 661		November 19, 1980 (#80001342)	Calumet Harbor 41°39′43″N 87°34′30″W	South Deering
7	Belmonte Flats	Belmonte Flats	February 5, 1998 (#98000063)	4257-4259 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, and 400-412 E. 43rd Street 41°49′01″N 87°36′59″W	Grand Boulevard
8	Brainerd Bungalow Historic District	Brainerd Bungalow Historic District	December 27, 2016 (#16000895)	Roughly bounded by W. 89th Street, S. May Street, W. 95th Street & S. Loomis Street 41°43′37″N 87°39′20″W	Washington Heights
9	Calumet Park	Calumet Park	August 21, 2003 (#03000788)	9801 S. Avenue G 41°43′00″N 87°31′41″W	East Side
10	Central Manufacturing District-Original East Historic District	Central Manufacturing District-Original East Historic District	February 15, 2016 (#16000004)	3600 block of S. Morgan Street, S. Racine Avenue & S. Iron Street, 3700 block of S. Ashland Avenue, 1400 block W. 38th Street 41°49′45″N 87°39′24″W	Bridgeport and McKinley Park
11	Central Manufacturing District–Pershing Road Development Historic District	Central Manufacturing District–Pershing Road Development Historic District	August 18, 2015 (#15000522)	South Side of the 2000 Block of W. Pershing Road 41°49′20″N 87°40′30″W	New City
12	Chicago Beach Hotel	Chicago Beach Hotel	May 14, 1986 (#86001193)	5100-5110 S. Cornell Avenue 41°48′08″N 87°35′13″W	Hyde Park
13	Chicago Bee Building	Chicago Bee Building	April 30, 1986 (#86001090)	3651 S. State Street 41°49′41″N 87°37′34″W	Douglas
14	Chicago Park Boulevard System Historic District	Chicago Park Boulevard System Historic District	December 18, 2018 (#12000040)	Douglass Park, Gage, McKinley Park, Jackson Park, Sherman Park, Washington Park, Garfield Park & Humboldt Parks, E. Oakwood, S. Drexel Boulevards Coordinates missing
15	Chicago Vocational School		August 15, 2022 (#100007996)	2100 E. 87th Street 41°44′14″N 87°34′32″W	Avalon Park
16	Chrysler Village	Chrysler Village	May 27, 2014 (#14000254)	Bounded by S. Long Avenue and S. Lavergne Avenue, W. 63rd Street and W. 65th Street 41°46′34″N 87°45′05″W	Clearing
17	Arthur H. Compton House	Arthur H. Compton House	May 11, 1976 (#76000687)	5637 S. Woodlawn Avenue 41°47′31″N 87°35′47″W	Hyde Park
18	Cornell Square	Cornell Square	August 11, 2005 (#05000875)	1809 W. 50th Street 41°48′08″N 87°40′16″W	New City
19	Davis Square	Davis Square	August 18, 2003 (#03000787)	Roughly bounded by W. 44th Street, W, 45th Street, S. Marshfield Avenue and S. Hemitage Avenue 41°48′47″N 87°40′03″W	New City
20	Oscar Stanton De Priest House	Oscar Stanton De Priest House	May 15, 1975 (#75000646)	4536-4538 S. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive 41°48′42″N 87°37′05″W	Grand Boulevard
21	Douglas Tomb State Memorial	Douglas Tomb State Memorial	May 28, 1976 (#76000689)	636 E. 35th Street 41°49′54″N 87°36′30″W	Douglas
22	Charles Warrington Earle School		March 15, 2021 (#100006227)	6121 S. Hermitage Avenue 41°46′57″N 87°40′03″W	West Englewood
23	East Park Towers	East Park Towers	May 14, 1986 (#86001197)	5242 S. Hyde Park Boulevard 41°47′59″N 87°35′04″W	Hyde Park
24	Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church	Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church	October 24, 2016 (#16000734)	4501 S. Vincennes Avenue 41°48′46″N 87°36′50″W	Grand Boulevard
25	Eighth Regiment Armory	Eighth Regiment Armory	April 30, 1986 (#86001096)	3533 S. Giles Avenue 41°49′50″N 87°37′10″W	Douglas
26	Site of First Self-Sustaining Nuclear Reaction	Site of First Self-Sustaining Nuclear Reaction	October 15, 1966 (#66000314)	S. Ellis Avenue between E. 56th & 57th Streets 41°47′33″N 87°36′04″W	Hyde Park
27	Flamingo-on-the-Lake Apartments	Flamingo-on-the-Lake Apartments	May 14, 1986 (#86001194)	5510 S. Shore Drive 41°47′41″N 87°34′51″W	Hyde Park
28	The Forum	The Forum	April 16, 2019 (#100003646)	318-328 E. 43rd Street 41°49′00″N 87°37′07″W	Grand Boulevard
29	Four Nineteen Building	Four Nineteen Building	August 12, 1999 (#99000973)	419 E. 83rd Street 41°44′37″N 87°36′50″W	Chatham
30	Gage Park Bungalow Historic District		March 13, 2020 (#100004852)	Roughly bounded by W. 55th Street, S. Washtenaw Avenue, W. 59th Street & S. Sacramento Avenue 41°47′24″N 87°41′42″W	Gage Park
31	Fuller Park	Fuller Park	November 20, 2002 (#02001347)	331 W. 45th Street 41°48′46″N 87°38′03″W	Fuller Park
32	Garden Homes Historic District	Garden Homes Historic District	February 28, 2005 (#05000108)	Roughly bounded by S. Wabash Avenue, E. 88th Street, and Indiana Avenue 41°44′11″N 87°37′18″W	Chatham
33	Goldblatt Bros. Department Store	Goldblatt Bros. Department Store	November 15, 2006 (#06001016)	4700 S. Ashland Avenue 41°48′30″N 87°39′55″W	New City
34	Grand Crossing Park	Grand Crossing Park	August 8, 2006 (#06000678)	7655 S. Ingleside Avenue 41°45′25″N 87°36′01″W	Greater Grand Crossing
35	John W. Griffiths Mansion	John W. Griffiths Mansion	March 5, 1982 (#82002528)	3806 S. Michigan Avenue 41°49′32″N 87°37′26″W	Douglas	Also designated a Chicago Landmark under the name Griffiths-Burroughs House
36	Hamilton Park	Hamilton Park	April 20, 1995 (#95000487)	513 W. 72nd Street 41°45′42″N 87°38′14″W	Englewood
37	Anton E. Hanson House	Anton E. Hanson House	February 9, 2006 (#06000008)	7610 S. Ridgeland Avenue 41°45′24″N 87°34′57″W	South Shore	The Cook County Assessor shows the address as 7608 S. Cleveland
38	Isadore H. Heller House	Isadore H. Heller House	March 16, 1972 (#72000450)	5132 S. Woodlawn Avenue 41°48′05″N 87°35′35″W	Hyde Park
39	Charles Hitchcock Hall	Charles Hitchcock Hall	December 30, 1974 (#74000751)	1009 E. 57th Street 41°47′28″N 87°36′03″W	Hyde Park
40	Hotel Del Prado	Hotel Del Prado	May 14, 1986 (#86001195)	5307 S. Hyde Park Boulevard 41°47′58″N 87°35′02″W	Hyde Park
41	Hotel Windermere East	Hotel Windermere East	October 19, 1982 (#82000391)	1642 E. 56th Street 41°47′35″N 87°35′00″W	Hyde Park
42	Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District	Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District	February 14, 1979 (#79000824)	Roughly bounded by E. 47th Street and E. 59th Street, S. Cottage Grove Avenue and S. Lake Park Avenue; also 825 and 816-826 E. 49th Street; also 829 and 843 E. 52nd Street 41°47′53″N 87°35′51″W	Hyde Park and Kenwood	Second and third sets of boundaries represent boundary increases of August 16, 1984 and May 16, 1986 respectively
43	Illinois Institute of Technology Academic Campus	Illinois Institute of Technology Academic Campus	August 12, 2005 (#05000871)	Roughly bounded by State Street, 33rd Street, and the Dan Ryan Expressway 41°50′06″N 87°37′42″W	Douglas
44	Jackson Park Historic Landscape District and Midway Plaisance	Jackson Park Historic Landscape District and Midway Plaisance	December 15, 1972 (#72001565)	Jackson and Washington Parks and Midway Plaisance roadway 41°46′48″N 87°34′38″W	Hyde Park, Washington Park and Woodlawn
45	Jackson Shore Apartments	Jackson Shore Apartments	April 12, 2010 (#10000175)	5490 S. Shore Drive 41°47′44″N 87°34′51″W	Hyde Park
46	Jeffery–Cyril Historic District	Jeffery–Cyril Historic District	May 5, 1986 (#86001007)	7128-7138 & 7146-7148 S. Cyril Avenue; 7130, 7146, and 7147 S. Jeffery Boulevard; and 1970 E. 71st Place 41°45′53″N 87°34′36″W	South Shore
47	Kehilath Anshe Ma'ariv Synagogue	Kehilath Anshe Ma'ariv Synagogue	April 26, 1973 (#73000696)	3301 S. Indiana Avenue 41°50′04″N 87°37′17″W	Douglas
48	Sydney Kent House	Sydney Kent House	November 17, 1977 (#77000477)	2944 S. Michigan Avenue 41°50′26″N 87°37′27″W	Douglas
49	Kenwood Evangelical Church	Kenwood Evangelical Church	May 16, 1991 (#91000570)	4604 S. Greenwood Avenue 41°48′41″N 87°36′00″W	Kenwood
50	Lake-Side Terrace Apartments	Lake-Side Terrace Apartments	November 13, 1984 (#84000289)	7425-7427 S. South Shore Drive 41°45′44″N 87°33′25″W	South Shore
51	Frank R. Lillie House	Frank R. Lillie House	May 11, 1976 (#76000696)	5801 S. Kenwood Avenue 41°47′22″N 87°35′34″W	Hyde Park
52	Mayfair Apartments	Mayfair Apartments	May 14, 1986 (#86001198)	1658 E. 56th Street 41°47′43″N 87°35′03″W	Hyde Park
53	Allan Miller House	Allan Miller House	August 23, 1991 (#91001082)	7121 S. Paxton Avenue 41°45′57″N 87°34′16″W	South Shore
54	Robert A. Millikan House	Robert A. Millikan House	May 11, 1976 (#76000699)	5605 S. Woodlawn Avenue 41°47′34″N 87°35′47″W	Hyde Park
55	The Honorable Elijah Muhammad House		March 22, 2022 (#100007536)	4847 S. Woodlawn Avenue 41°48′23″N 87°35′48″W	Kenwood
56	The Narragansett	The Narragansett	April 18, 2005 (#05000107)	1640 E. 50th Street 41°48′16″N 87°35′05″W	Kenwood
57	Old Stone Gate of Chicago Union Stockyards	Old Stone Gate of Chicago Union Stockyards	December 27, 1972 (#72000451)	W. Exchange Avenue & S. Peoria Street 41°49′07″N 87°38′54″W	New City
58	Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church/Holy Rosary Church		April 15, 2024 (#100010217)	11300 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Drive 41°41′20″N 87°36′48″W	Roseland
59	Overton Hygienic Building	Overton Hygienic Building	April 30, 1986 (#86001091)	3623 S. State Street 41°49′41″N 87°37′34″W	Douglas
60	Anthony Overton Elementary School	Anthony Overton Elementary School	September 6, 2016 (#16000578)	221 E. 49th Street 41°48′20″N 87°37′14″W	Grand Boulevard
61	Palmer Park	Palmer Park	August 30, 2007 (#07000855)	201 E. 111th Street 41°41′33″N 87°37′06″W	Roseland
62	Parkway Garden Homes	Parkway Garden Homes	November 22, 2011 (#11000848)	6338 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Drive 41°46′36″N 87°36′59″W	Greater Grand Crossing
63	James E. Plew Building		August 15, 2022 (#100007999)	2635-2645 S. Wabash Avenue 41°50′40″N 87°37′31″W	Douglas
64	Poinsettia Apartments	Poinsettia Apartments	May 14, 1986 (#86001199)	5528 S. Hyde Park Boulevard 41°47′39″N 87°35′03″W	Hyde Park
65	Promontory Apartments	Promontory Apartments	November 21, 1996 (#96001281)	5530-5532 S. Shore Drive 41°47′39″N 87°34′51″W	Hyde Park
66	Promontory Point	Promontory Point	January 18, 2018 (#100001970)	5491 S. Shore Drive 41°47′46″N 87°34′34″W	Hyde Park
67	Pullman Historic District	Pullman Historic District	October 8, 1969 (#69000054)	Bounded by E. 103rd Street, C.S.S. and S.B. Railroad spur tracks, E. 115th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue 41°41′50″N 87°36′34″W	Pullman
68	Ramova Theater	Ramova Theater	December 17, 2021 (#100007223)	3508-3518 S. Halsted Street 41°49′48″N 87°38′46″W	Bridgeport
69	Ridge Historic District	Ridge Historic District	May 28, 1976 (#76000703)	Roughly bounded by RR tracks, W. 87th Street, S. Prospect Avenue, S. Homewood Avenue, W. 115th Street, S. Lothair Avenue, S. Hamilton Avenue, and S. Western Avenue 41°42′36″N 87°40′13″W	Beverly and Morgan Park
70	Frederick C. Robie House	Frederick C. Robie House	October 15, 1966 (#66000316)	5757 S. Woodlawn Avenue 41°47′23″N 87°35′45″W	Hyde Park
71	Martin Roche-John Tait House	Martin Roche-John Tait House	November 8, 2000 (#00001338)	3614 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 41°49′46″N 87°37′04″W	Douglas
72	Robert Roloson Houses	Robert Roloson Houses	June 30, 1977 (#77000479)	3213-3219 S. Calumet Avenue 41°50′08″N 87°37′04″W	Douglas
73	Room 405, George Herbert Jones Laboratory, The University of Chicago	Room 405, George Herbert Jones Laboratory, The University of Chicago	May 28, 1967 (#67000005)	5747 S. Ellis Avenue 41°47′25″N 87°36′04″W	Hyde Park	Site of the discovery of Plutonium
74	Rosenwald Apartment Building	Rosenwald Apartment Building	August 13, 1981 (#81000218)	4632 S. Michigan Avenue 41°48′37″N 87°37′26″W	Grand Boulevard
75	S.R. Crown Hall	S.R. Crown Hall	August 7, 2001 (#01001049)	3360 S. State Street 41°50′01″N 87°37′36″W	Douglas
76	St. Thomas Church and Convent	St. Thomas Church and Convent	December 18, 1978 (#78001132)	5472 S. Kimbark Avenue 41°47′44″N 87°35′43″W	Hyde Park
77	Schlitz Brewery-Tied House		December 20, 2022 (#100008489)	9401 S. Ewing Avenue 41°43′29″N 87°32′17″W	East Side
78	Schulze Baking Company Plant	Schulze Baking Company Plant	November 12, 1982 (#82000393)	40 E. Garfield Boulevard 41°47′44″N 87°37′29″W	Washington Park
79	Sherman Park	Sherman Park	May 21, 1990 (#90000745)	Bounded by W. 52nd Street, S. Racine Avenue, W. Garfield Boulevard, and S. Loomis Street 41°47′48″N 87°39′18″W	New City
80	Shoreland Hotel	Shoreland Hotel	May 14, 1986 (#86001201)	5450-5484 S. Shore Drive 41°47′45″N 87°34′52″W	Hyde Park
81	Shoreline Apartments	Shoreline Apartments	September 5, 2017 (#100001563)	2231 E. 67th Street 41°46′24″N 87°34′13″W	South Shore
82	South Park Manor Historic District	South Park Manor Historic District	February 25, 2004 (#04000076)	Roughly bounded by S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive., S. State Street, and E. 77th Street 41°45′25″N 87°37′09″W	Greater Grand Crossing
83	South Shore Beach Apartments	South Shore Beach Apartments	June 9, 1978 (#78001131)	7321 S. South Shore Drive 41°45′50″N 87°33′34″W	South Shore
84	South Shore Bungalow Historic District	South Shore Bungalow Historic District	December 10, 2008 (#08001168)	Bounded roughly by S. Crandon Avenue on the East, E. 78th Street on the South, S. Clyde Avenue on the West, and E. 75th Street on the North 41°45′13″N 87°34′07″W	South Shore
85	South Shore Country Club	South Shore Country Club	March 4, 1975 (#75000652)	7059 S. South Shore Drive 41°46′11″N 87°33′46″W	South Shore
86	South Side Community Art Center	South Side Community Art Center	September 13, 2018 (#100002914)	3831 S. Michigan Avenue 41°49′29″N 87°37′23″W	Grand Boulevard
87	Spiegel Office Building	Spiegel Office Building	February 18, 2009 (#09000025)	1038 W. 35th Street 41°49′50″N 87°39′09″W	Bridgeport
88	Stony Island Trust and Savings Bank Building	Stony Island Trust and Savings Bank Building	December 31, 2013 (#13001002)	6760 S. Stony Island Avenue 41°46′18″N 87°35′12″W	South Shore
89	Strand Hotel	Strand Hotel	January 29, 2013 (#12001237)	6319 S. Cottage Grove Avenue 41°46′47″N 87°36′21″W	Woodlawn
90	Sutherland Hotel	Sutherland Hotel	May 4, 2011 (#11000243)	4659 S. Drexel Boulevard 41°48′35″N 87°36′12″W	Kenwood
91	Swift House	Swift House	June 9, 1978 (#78001133)	4500 S. Michigan Avenue 41°48′47″N 87°37′24″W	Grand Boulevard
92	Lorado Taft Midway Studios	Lorado Taft Midway Studios	October 15, 1966 (#66000317)	6016 S. Ingleside Avenue 41°47′08″N 87°36′13″W	Woodlawn
93	Trumbull Park	Trumbull Park	April 20, 1995 (#95000486)	2400 E. 105th Street 41°42′23″N 87°33′52″W	South Deering
94	U-505 (IX C U-Boat)	U-505 (IX C U-Boat)	June 29, 1989 (#89001231)	Museum of Science & Industry 41°47′31″N 87°34′55″W	Hyde Park
95	Unity Hall	Unity Hall	April 30, 1986 (#86001092)	3140 S. Indiana Avenue 41°50′16″N 87°37′21″W	Douglas
96	University Apartments	University Apartments	December 22, 2005 (#04001301)	1401 and 1451 E. 55th Street; 1400 and 1450 E. 55th Place 41°47′50″N 87°35′27″W	Hyde Park
97	Victory Sculpture	Victory Sculpture	April 30, 1986 (#86001089)	E. 35th Street at S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 41°49′52″N 87°37′03″W	Douglas
98	Wabash Avenue YMCA	Wabash Avenue YMCA	April 30, 1986 (#86001095)	3763 S. Wabash Avenue 41°49′33″N 87°37′29″W	Douglas
99	Washington Park	Washington Park	August 20, 2004 (#04000871)	5531 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 41°47′45″N 87°36′40″W	Washington Park
100	Muddy Waters House		December 23, 2022 (#100008485)	4339 S. Lake Park Avenue 41°48′57″N 87°35′53″W	Kenwood
101	Ida B. Wells-Barnett House	Ida B. Wells-Barnett House	May 30, 1974 (#74000757)	3624 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 41°49′47″N 87°37′03″W	Douglas
102	West Chatham Bungalow Historic District	West Chatham Bungalow Historic District	April 19, 2010 (#10000176)	Bounded roughly by S. Perry Avenue on the East, E. 82nd Street on the South, S. Stewart Avenue on the West, and W. 79th Street on the North 41°44′53″N 87°37′50″W	Chatham
103	West Pullman Elementary School	West Pullman Elementary School	August 27, 2018 (#100002822)	11941 S. Parnell Avenue 41°40′37″N 87°38′09″W	West Pullman
104	Dr. Daniel Hale Williams House	Dr. Daniel Hale Williams House	May 15, 1975 (#75000655)	445 E. 42nd Street 41°49′07″N 87°36′55″W	Grand Boulevard
105	The Yale	The Yale	March 5, 1998 (#98000178)	6565 S. Yale Avenue 41°46′28″N 87°37′53″W	Englewood

Former building

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	Description
1	Jordan Building		April 30, 1986 (#86001097)	September 5, 1986	3539 S. State St.	Demolished

See also

• List of Chicago Landmarks
• National Register of Historic Places in Chicago
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Central Chicago
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in North Side Chicago
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in West Side Chicago
• List of Registered Historic Places in Illinois
• List of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois

External links

• Chicago Listing on the National Register of Historic Places, August 5, 2011, City of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, Mayor.
• NPS Focus database, National Park Service.