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Andersonville Commercial Historic District

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Andersonville, Chicago
Andersonville, Chicago

The Andersonville Commercial Historic District is a historic district in Chicago, Illinois. It runs from 4800 North Clark Street to 5800 North Clark Street in the city's Uptown and Edgewater neighborhoods. The area was once home to a heavily Swedish American community, which settled there in the years following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Many buildings in the district have remained intact since the early twentieth century. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 9, 2010.

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Andersonville Commercial Historic District
North Clark Street, Chicago

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