Norwood Park

This former suburb boasts the oldest house in Chicago, the Noble-Seymour-Crippen House, 5622-24 N. Newark Ave., built in 1833 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Norwood Park Historical Society has transformed it into a multipurpose community center and museum. It’s one of many historic homes in this Northwest Side neighborhood, which also includes newer bungalows, Georgians and Cape Cods. Norwood Park’s curving street pattern sets it apart from most of the rest of Chicago, which is laid out on a grid pattern.