The neighborhood
Old Town grew around a community of German immigrants in the mid-1800s. Wells Street is the main strip and home to The Second City.
The Old Town Triangle holds narrow streets of carefully kept historic homes, and each June the Old Town Art Fair fills them.
Homes you'll find
The housing you'll see most often in Old Town.
- Workers' cottagesSmall frame and brick houses, many expanded and restored.
- Italianate and Queen Anne rowhousesConcentrated in the Old Town Triangle.
- Vintage and loft condosIn smaller buildings on and around Wells Street.
- Mid-rise and high-rise condosMostly near North Avenue and Sedgwick.
Getting around
- Brown and Purple LinesSedgwick station.
- Red LineClark/Division station, a short walk east.
- LakefrontLincoln Park and North Avenue Beach are close by.
Worth a look
Architecture and landmarks I point out on tours.
Old Town Triangle District
A landmark district of nineteenth-century homes and narrow, winding streets.
St. Michael's Church
Its walls survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and the church was rebuilt within them.
Crilly Court
A short, private-feeling street of 1880s rowhouses and apartments.
Old Town
Thinking about Old Town?
Buying, selling or just comparing neighborhoods, I'm happy to talk it through.