Real Estate In Sheffield

Bounded by Fullerton, Halsted, Armitage, and the Chicago River.

The name Sheffield can be traced back to 1859, when Michael Diversey, a brewer, and railroad men Joseph Sheffield and William Ogden donated 25 acres of land at Halsted and Fullerton.

Sheffield was a village at the edge of the city where the north side truck farming began. After Great Chicago Fire of 1871 large Victorian buildings were built. Once the elevated train line was built, economically flourishing times followed. German and Irish families settled in. Today this neighborhood is filled with cafés, gyms, condos, landscaped gardens and million-dollar homes.

In 1976, a large portion of the Sheffield neighborhood was designated a National Historic districts by the U.S. Department of the Interior. It is a charming turn-of-the-century residential neighborhood that has remained practically the same since the beginning of the 1900s. Among the Victorian architectural styles represented on the quiet residential streets are Italianate, Romanesque, and Queen Anne.

The L runs right through this enclave and real estate is priced according to how close it is. You might pay 10 to 15 percent more to be on the far side of the street from the train. Two-bedroom condos in a new North Sheffield complex built up against the L will start at $350,000.

Just east of the train tracks within the Sheffield Neighborhood Historic District is the Hayes-Healy Center. It is a 72-year-old Gothic-style gymnasium that is one of the oldest remaining buildings on the DePaul campus.

Sheffield Garden Walk and Festival an annual event featuring the neighborhood’s beautiful gardens and guided tours of the historic Sheffield neighborhood. Everyone sort of opens their doors to this gigantic, fun-filled block party.

Fullerton L stop on the Red and Brown lines.

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Coordinates are: Halsted (800W) to Magnolia (1232W), Armitage (2000N) to Fullerton (2400N)
Zip Code(s) include: 60614