Wolcott Avenue

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1900 W. from 7546 N. to 11858 S. This street is in BOTH, Rogers Park and West Ridge

In the 1895 Chicago Blue Book, Wolcott Street. (North Division) from 460 Belmont Avenue north to Bryn Mawr Avenue This street isn't quite far north enough to be in Rogers Park, at this time.

NOT in the 1897, 1898, 1901, 1902 Chicago Blue Book.

Named after Dr. Alexander Wolcott, Jr. (1790-1830) who came to Chicago from Windsor, Connecticut, as an Indian Agent in 1820. He married Ellen Marion Kinzie, the daughter of John Kinzie, one of Chicago's founders. Their wedding was the first in Chicago.

Depending on where in Chicago you are referencing, this street was previously known either as Hilldale Avenue or Murphy Avenue.

Conversions

7438 N. Wolcott was 4633 Murphy Avenue

Present Addresses

6000 Block

6806 N. Wolcott Avenue, was 4173 Central, Charles Richard Adams, architect, 1901-02 Chicago City Directory.

6018 N. Wolcott Avenue

6700 Block

6747 N. Wolcott Avenue was 6747 N. Hilldale Avenue, John F. Grimes, 1919.

6748 N. Wolcott Avenue was 6748 N. Hilldale Avenue, Paul McKay, 1919.

6753 N. Wolcott Avenue

6800 Block

6801 N. Wolcott Avenue was 6801 N. Hilldale Avenue, William H. Kammien, 1919.

6802 N. Wolcott Avenue was 6802 N. Hilldale Avenue, Carl F. Mayer, 1919.

6808 N. Wolcott Avenue was 6806 N. Hilldale Avenue, the Mayer family house. No date given.

6815 N. Wolcott Avenue was 6815 N. Hilldale Avenue, Max Eisenhauer, 1919.

6815 W. Wolcott Avenue, Charlene O'Connor and Alex O’Connor, 2013.

6821 N. Wolcott Avenue was 6821 N. Hilldale Avenue, Cornelius B. Denpster, 1919.

6821 N. Wolcott Avenue was 6821 N. Hilldale Avenue, Roland M. Hollock, 1919.

6900 Block

6959 N. Wolcott Avenue was 6959 N. Hilldale Avenue, Albert E. Dickerman, 1919.

6959 N. Wolcott Avenue was 6959 N. Hilldale Avenue, Miss Jessie Easter, 1919.

6959 N. Wolcott Avenue was 6959 N. Hilldale Avenue, Albert J. Gossweiler, Jr., 1919.

6959 N. Wolcott Avenue was 6959 N. Hilldale Avenue, Harry H. Haynie, 1919.

7000 Block

7014 N. Wolcott Avenue, was 7014 N. Hilldale Avenue, Mrs. Minnie Adelhelm, 1919.

7016 N. Wollcott Avenue, was 7016 N. Hilldale Avenue, Charles S. Alabeck, 1919.

7024 N. Wolcott Avenue was 7024 N. Hilldale Avenue, B.P. Mengel, 1919.

7028 N. Wolcott Avenue was 7028 N. Hilldale Avenue, Henry Kirsch, 1919.

7059 N. Wolcott Avenue was 7059 N. Hilldale Avenue, John W. Hicklin, 1919.

7067 N. Wolcott Avenue was 7067 N. Hilldale Avenue, Joseph Hock, 1919.

7100 Block

7114 N. Wolcott Avenue

7121 N. Wolcott Avenue was 7121 N. Hilldale Avenue, John Domke, 1919.

7136 N. Wolcott Avenue was 7136 N. Hilldale Avenue, Anna B. Mellen, 1919.

7200 Block

7210 N. Wolcott Avenue was 7210 N. Hilldale Avenue, Anna B. Cooper, 1919.

7213 N. Wolcott Avenue, was 7213 N. Hilldale Avenue, Wyman Adams, 1919.

7218 N. Wolcott Avenue, was 7218 N. Hilldale Avenue, C.A. Harrington, 1919.

7300 Block

7311 N. Wolcott Avenue, was 7311 N. Hilldale Avenue, John Beckerich, 1919.

7315 N. Wolcott Avenue was 7315 N. Hilldale Avenue, Nickolas Kieffer, 1919.

7319 N. Wolcott Avenue was 7319 N. Hilldale Avenue, R.H.J. McCandless, 1919.

7360 N. Wolcott Avenue was 7360 N. Murphy Avenue, Charles Hengesch, 1919.

7400 Block

7414 N. Wolcott Avenue, James R. Jordan Academy

7437 N. Wolcott Avenue is a 3-story CHA apartment building. No date given.

7438 N. Wolcott was the address for the Nepper family greenhouse. Before the address changes, the old address was 4633 Murphy Avenue.

7500 Block

7508 N. Wolcott Avenue was 7508 N. Murphy Avenue, Joseph Josefon, 1919.

7508 N. Wolcott Avenue was 7508 N. Murphy Avenue, Jacob Kilb, 1919.

7522 N. Wolcott Avenue was 7522 N. Murphy Avenue, M.A. Gilbertson, 1919.

7531 N. Wolcott Avenue was 7531 N. Murphy Avenue, Ragnar Kiefbeck, 1919.

7536 N. Wolcott Avenue was 7536 N. Murphy Avenue, H.N. Dammann, 1919.

7542 N. Wolcott Avenue, was 7542 N. Murphy Avenue, John M. Beatty, 1919.