Bryn Mawr Avenue Landmark District

At a glance

• What: Ordinance O2026-0027059 designates the Bryn Mawr Avenue District, mainly the 900 to 1100 blocks of West Bryn Mawr Avenue in Edgewater (48th Ward, Manaa-Hoppenworth's ward), a Chicago Landmark.
• Why: The Commission on Chicago Landmarks found the district meets four criteria (sections 2-120-620 (1), (4), (5) and (6)). The ordinance traces the corridor to John Lewis Cochran, regarded as the founder of Edgewater, and the Edgewater train station (now Bryn Mawr station), and cites a collection of buildings in Classical Revival, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, Gothic Revival, Mediterranean Revival and Arts and Crafts styles by architects including Benjamin H. Marshall and J.E.O. Pridmore.
• Vote: Passed 50 to 0 on September 23, 2026. The Landmarks Commission recommended designation on July 9, 2026; the Zoning Committee (chair Villegas) reported it after its September 22 meeting.

Sources

• City Council journal, September 23, 2026, Volume II: https://chicityclerk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public-1/reports/2026_09_23%20Journal%20of%20the%20Proceedings%20Vol.%20II.pdf
• Journal pages 50170 to 50189.

Log

2026-09-23 - City Council

Passed 50 to 0.

2026-09-22 - Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards

Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards Committee passed the designation (reported to Council September 23).

Committee passed the designation; expedited because demolition applications had been filed; one contributing building's demolition denied.