Bryn Mawr Historic District

The Bryn Mawr Historic District (pronounced /ˌbrɪnˈmɑːr/ from Welsh for "big hill") is on the lakefront of the Edgewater neighborhood of far-north Chicago, Illinois.

Old fashioned green lanterns and lamp posts, reminiscent of Chicago in the 1920s and 1930s, line the Bryn Mawr Historic District streets, adorned with green banners and gold lettering proudly proclaiming the neighborhood's historic significance.

Built between 1928 and 1929, this pair of detailed buildings are symbolic of the rapid growth and expansion of Chicago in the 1920s and the commercial development of Bryn Mawr Avenue and the surrounding community.

The 1907 Manor House residential complex was built by John Edmund Oldaker Pridmore in the Tudor Revival style.

Although once popular with celebrities and the elite, the extension of the Lake Shore Drive cut the hotel from the beach and led to its demolition.