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Century of Progress Historic District
Century of Progress Historic District
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The five houses that make up the Century of Progress Historic District originally debuted at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair. The Homes of Tomorrow Exhibit, which consisted of 12 futuristic houses, was a particular crowd pleaser. After the fair, a developer purchased five of the homes and moved them here. He called his new community Beverly Shores, after his daughter. While the houses are now owned by the National Park, they’ve been leased to private residents on the condition that they keep them maintained. That means people live in these houses, so you can’t actually go inside. Unless you’re lucky enough to score a ticket to the annual tour every September. And we do mean lucky, because tickets usually sell out within an hour.
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