K-Town Historic District

	K-Town Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	4014 and 4016 West Cullerton Street, two contributing properties to the K-Town Historic District.
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Coordinates	41°51′11″N 87°43′47″W / 41.85306°N 87.72972°WCoordinates: 41°51′11″N 87°43′47″W / 41.85306°N 87.72972°W
NRHP reference No.	10000724
Added to NRHP	September 9, 2010

The K-Town Historic District is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places located in the North Lawndale community area in Chicago, Illinois. A mainly residential area, its borders are West Cullerton Street to the north, South Pulaski Road to the east, West Cermak Road to the south, and South Kostner Avenue to the west.^[2]

History[]

The larger K-Town area received its name in 1889 when the City of Chicago created an alphabetical naming scheme to assist in mapping a significant amount of newly annexed territory. The streets with names starting with K were eleven miles from the state line between Illinois and Indiana.^[3] The larger K-Town area was originally settled by Czech immigrants to the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century.^[4] During the Great Migration the North Lawndale area, and subsequently K-Town, became predominantly African American.^[4]

The area was added to the NRHP in 2010.^[1]

Transportation[]

The Pulaski and Kostner stations on Chicago Transit Authority's Pink Line are located in the K-Town Historic District.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "K-Town Historic District". Washington, D.C.: National Park Service. December 21, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: K-Town Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. July 21, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
^ Seligman, Amanda (2005). "K-Town". Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Tollefson, Phoebe (May 7, 2015). "K-Town: Greystones, Block Clubs and a Presidential Library Bid". West Side Source. Medill School of Journalism. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

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[NPS_Registry-1] "K-Town Historic District". Washington, D.C.: National Park Service. December 21, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

[NRHP_K-Town-2] "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: K-Town Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. July 21, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

[3] Seligman, Amanda (2005). "K-Town". Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

[Medill_Story-4] Tollefson, Phoebe (May 7, 2015). "K-Town: Greystones, Block Clubs and a Presidential Library Bid". West Side Source. Medill School of Journalism. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

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