National Register Listing
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
Davis Square
a.k.a. Square No. 14
Roughlu bounded by W. 44th St., W, 45th St., S. Marshfield Ave. and S. Hemitage Ave., Chicago, IL Local significance of the district: Entertainment/recreation; Social History; Architecture; Landscape Architecture
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
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