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The Andersonville Commercial Historic District is a
historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains historic building, older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal p ...
in
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. It runs from 4800 North Clark Street to 5800 North Clark Street in the city's Uptown and Edgewater neighborhoods. The area is home to a heavily
Swedish American Swedish Americans () are Americans of Swedish descent. The history of Swedish Americans dates back to the early colonial times, with notable migration waves occurring in the 19th and early 20th centuries and approximately 1.2 million arrivi ...
community. Many buildings in the district have remained intact since the early twentieth century.Daarel Burnette II. "IBM Building, Andersonville District deemed 'Historic'". ''Chicago Tribune''. 2010-03-29. The district was added to the
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on March 9, 2010.


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Historic districts in Chicago North Side, Chicago Swedish-American culture in Chicago Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Chicago Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois {{Chicago-geo-stub