The neighborhood
Lincoln Park takes its name from the park that runs along the lake, home to the free Lincoln Park Zoo, the Conservatory and miles of lakefront path.
West of the park, quiet residential blocks meet busy commercial streets like Armitage, Halsted and Lincoln, and DePaul University's campus anchors the neighborhood's western side.
Homes you'll find
The housing you'll see most often in Lincoln Park.
- Greystones and brick rowhousesMany date to the decades after the 1871 fire, often converted to condos or restored as single-family homes.
- Victorian single-family homesConcentrated in the Mid-North and Sheffield areas, some on landmark-protected blocks.
- Vintage courtyard and walk-up condosOften in small, self-managed associations.
- Lakefront high-risesCondos and co-ops along Lincoln Park West and Lakeview Avenue, many with park views.
Getting around
- Brown and Purple LinesArmitage, Fullerton and Diversey stations. The Purple Line runs express at rush hour.
- Red LineFullerton and North/Clybourn stations.
- LakefrontThe Lakefront Trail and North Avenue Beach are close by.
Worth a look
Architecture and landmarks I point out on tours.
Mid-North District
A landmark district of homes built in the years after the Great Chicago Fire.
Lincoln Park Conservatory
A Victorian-era glass house, open to the public year-round.
Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool
A Prairie School landscape tucked inside the park, and a National Historic Landmark.
Armitage-Halsted District
A landmark commercial district of nineteenth-century storefronts.
Lincoln Park
Thinking about Lincoln Park?
Buying, selling or just comparing neighborhoods, I'm happy to talk it through.