The area is easily accessible from the Berwyn station on the Chicago "L" Red Line.

John Lewis Cochran, the first major developer in the Edgewater area, purchased the land which makes up the Lakewood Balmoral district in 1890.

[3] The Lakewood Balmoral district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

In 1999, it included 490 buildings deemed to contribute to the historic character of the area.

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