The Jackson-Thomas House is an Italianate style and Second Emipre architecture house at 7053 North Ridge Avenue in the Rogers Park

Rogers Park, Chicago

Rogers Park is one of the 77 Chicago community areas on the far north side of Chicago, Illinois, and is also the name of the Chicago neighborhood that constitutes most of the community area...

 neighborhood

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 of Chicago, Illinois

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, United States

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. The house was built in 1874 by an unknown architect, but Andrew B. Jackson, one of the five partners in the Rogers Park Land Company worked on it. Manufacturer L.H. Thomas acquired the property in 1879. It was designated a Chicago Landmark

Chicago Landmark

Chicago Landmark is a designation of the Mayor of Chicago and the Chicago City Council for historic buildings and other sites in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Listed sites are selected after meeting a combination of criteria, including historical, economic, architectural, artistic, cultural,...

on October 16, 1984. Around 1910, the porch and entrance was added, in a classical design.