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Washington Square Historic District
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| Location: | Washington Square, N. Dearborn St., from W. Walton St. to W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, Illinois |
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| Built: | 1842 |
| Architect: | Cobb, Henry Ives; et al. |
| Architectural style: | Italianate, Queen Anne |
| Governing body: | Local |
| MPS: | Land Subdivisions with Set-Aside Parks, Chicago, IL MPS |
| NRHP Reference#: |
03000786 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | August 21, 2003 |
Washington Square Historic District is a historic district in Chicago, Illinois that includes Washington Square Park, Chicago. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 21, 2003.[1][2] The Washington Square District was declared a Chicago Landmark on May 16, 1990 and Washington Square District Extension was declared a Chicago Landmark on July 10, 2002.[3] A second extension was declared a Chicago Landmark on May 11, 2005.
The district includes at least a plaza, a single dwelling, a secondary structure, a school, a library and a religious structure.[1] The district probably includes Newberry Library, which faces onto Washington Square.
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