Local Landmarks & Heritage
Local Landmarks & Heritage
- North Mayfair Historic Bungalow District
- LaBagh Woods
- St. Lucas Cemetery
- North Mayfair Improvement Association
Neighborhood History
Neighborhood History
North Mayfair takes its name from a Chicago & North Western Railway station and post office established in 1882, when the area — then known as Montrose — was still farmland along Chicago's northwest edge. Annexed to the city in 1889, the neighborhood's modern identity solidified after 1929, when twenty-three residents formed what became the North Mayfair Improvement Association. Between 1913 and 1930, a construction boom of Chicago-style brick bungalows transformed the area into one of the city's defining residential blocks, with growth accelerating sharply between 1919 and 1923.
That building era survives largely intact today: the North Mayfair Historic Bungalow District carries a listing on the National Register of Historic Places, and the neighborhood still backs onto LaBagh Woods, a Cook County forest preserve along the North Branch of the Chicago River that has anchored the area's western edge for generations.
For a neighborhood built block by block by families who stayed for generations, MY-NHD's North Mayfair collection offers a way to carry that same rootedness — bungalow-lined streets and all — wherever life takes you.
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North Mayfair - Chicago - Unisex Cotton Tee
North Mayfair - Chicago - Unisex Cotton Tee
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North Mayfair takes its name from a railroad station and post office opened in 1882, when the area was still farmland. A boom of brick bungalows between 1913 and 1930 shaped it, and its bungalow district is listed on the National Register.
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