Austin Historic District (Chicago, Illinois)

Midway Park is a sub-neighborhood of Austin in Chicago, Illinois. This Chicago landmark district lies both north and south of Lake Avenue. The northerly section is bounded by West Lake Street (400 N), West Ohio Street (600 N), North Waller Avenue (5700 W) and North Austin Street (6000 W). The southerly portion runs north from West End Avenue (200 N) to Corcoran Place (350 N) and west from Parkside Avenue (5650 W) to Menard Avenue (5800 W). Despite the massive scale change, the nineteenth-century village residential core is still visible in the Midway Park area north of Central and Lake, a designated National Register historic district (1985). This neighborhood boasts stately neoclassical and Queen Anne–style homes, many designed by architect Frederick Schock, as well as several structures by Frank Lloyd Wright and his students.

The Third Unitarian Church (TUC) is a Unitarian Universalist church in the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in November 1868. Because of its pioneering architecture for its day, it has become much of a landmark in Chicago, and is now an official landmark. The church is liberal and describes itself as "a progressive, welcoming, and diverse congregation".

The F. R. Schock House is a Queen Anne style house at 5804 West Midway Park in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1886 by Fredrick R. Schock for himself. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on January 20, 1999.

The Beeson House and Coach House is a Queen Anne style house located at 5810 West Midway Park in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1892 by Fredrick R. Schock for Fredrick Beeson. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on January 20, 1999.

First Congregational Church of Austin, also known as Greater Holy Temple of God in Christ, is a historic church at 5701 West Midway Place in Chicago, Illinois. The church was built in 1905 for a Congregational assembly; it was later used by Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, and Church of God in Christ congregations. A Chicago building permit was issued on August 15, 1905 according to the Chicago Tribune of August 16, 1905. Architect William Eugene Drummond, a student of Louis Sullivan and a sometime employee of Frank Lloyd Wright, designed the church in the Prairie School style; it is an unusual example of a Prairie School church and influenced Wright's Unity Temple which was designed after the original church burned on June 4, 1905. The one-story building consists of a tall central section with massive piers and a smaller section to either side. The entrance is recessed in the base of the central section; the doorway features lintels and posts that continue the building's rectilinear emphasis. Leaded glass windows are recessed in the spaces between the central section's piers.The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1977.

The Marie Schock House is a Shingle Style house at 5749 West Race Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1888 by Fredrick R. Schock for his mother Marie Schock. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on January 20, 1999.

The Schlect House is a Shingle Style house at 5804 West Race Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1887 by Fredrick R. Schlock for his aunt Catherine Schlect. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on January 20, 1999.

The Four Houses by Architect Frederick Schock are Queen Anne and Shingle styles houses located at 5749 & 5804 West Race Avenue and 5804 & 5810 West Midway Park in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The houses were built between 1886 and 1892 by Frederick R. Schock. They were designated Chicago Landmarks on January 20, 1999.

Austin is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system. It is located between the Ridgeland and Central stations on the Green Line, which runs from Harlem/Lake and to Ashland/63rd and Cottage Grove. The station is located at the intersection of Austin Boulevard and Corcoran Place in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side and borders the village of Oak Park. Austin opened on April 15, 1899, as part of a surface level extension of the Lake Street Elevated Railroad, along with Central. It was rebuilt in the early 1960s as part of a project which moved the western end of the Lake Street line off of its street level alignment and onto an abandoned strip of the parallel Chicago and Northwestern Railway's embankment. The station at Austin consists of a single island platform; a stairway and escalator connect the platform to a station building. Trains serve Austin from 3:50 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. on weekdays, from 4:55 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. on Saturdays, from 4:55 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. on Sundays. In addition to trains, Austin also serves CTA and Pace buses.

Central is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system and is located at 350 North Central Avenue in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West side.

Austin Town Hall Park is a park at 5610 W. Lake Street in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The site was formerly used for the town hall of Cicero Township. The Austin subdivision of Cicero was annexed to the City of Chicago in 1899, and the town hall site eventually became part of the Chicago Park District. The park's fieldhouse, designed by Michaelsen and Rognstad in the 1920s, is influenced largely by Philadelphia's Independence Hall.The Austin Town Hall Park Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

The Hitchcock House is a house at 5704 W. Ohio Street in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1871 for Charles Hitchcock. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on July 7, 1992.