"No portion of said property shall ever be leased, rented, sold, or conveyed to or occupied by any person who is not of the Caucasian race, except in the capacity of domestic servant employed by the owner of said property." (Source: Plat #14410768, Platbook 372, Page 47. Recorded: September 28, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1980.) Back to Restricted Chicago Homepage
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"No portion of said property shall ever be leased, rented, sold, or conveyed to or occupied by any person who is not of the Caucasian race, except in the capacity of domestic servant employed by the owner of said property." (Source: Plat #14355100, Platbook 371, Page 39. Recorded: July 9, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1980)
Bark & Associates "Edgebrook Estates" resubdivision
"No premises in this subdivision shall be sold or leased to or occupied by persons other than of the Caucasian race…" (Source: Plat #14352304, Platbook 371, Page 24. Recorded: July 6, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1968.)
Town Improvement Corporation's Des Plaines Countryside unit no. 2
"No person of any Race, other than the Caucasian Race, shall use or occupy any building or any Lot…" (Source: Plat #14350702, Platbook 371, Page 14. Recorded: July 2, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1970.)
"No persons of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building or any lot except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant." (Source: Plat #14342175, Platbook 371, Page 13. Recorded: June 22, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1980.)
Wiegel and Kilgallen's resubdivision in Homestead Addition to Washington Heights (14332044)
"It is an express condition of this conveyance that the grantor herein may at its option…" (Source: Plat #14332044, Platbook 371, Page 6. Recorded: June 8, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1980)
"No lot or any part thereof contained in said subdivision and no interest in or to the property therein described shall, either voluntarily or by operation of law, be conveyed to, leased to or otherwise acquired by any person who is not a Caucasian…" (Source: Plat #14310400, Platbook 370, Page 45. Recorded: May 10, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1998.)
"No part of the real estate hereon described shall ever be conveyed or leased to any person who is not a Caucasian…" (Source: Plat #14310191, Platbook 370, Page 44. Recorded: May 10, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1975) Back to Restricted Chicago Homepage
"No persons of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any buildings or any lots, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an Owner or Tenant." (Source: Plat #14301879, Platbook 370, Page 32. Recorded: April 28, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1980.) Back to Restricted Chicago Homepage
"It is an express condition of this plat that the premises herein described shall not be conveyed or leased by the Owners or any of the successors in title of the Owners to any person who is not a Caucasian…" (Source: Plat #14290721, Platbook 370, Page 26. Recorded: April 13, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1980.)
"No lots or lot or any interest therein may at any time hereafter be sold, conveyed, leased, or transferred by a grantee or grantees..." (Plat #14927063, Platbook 386, Page 24. Recorded: October 16, 1950. Expired: January 1, 1980) Back to Restricted Chicago Homepage
Second Addition to Gawley's North Evergreen Subdivision
"It is an express condition of this conveyance that the grantor herein may at its option…" (Source: Plat #14256545, Platbook 369, Page 33. Recorded: February 20, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1980)
Bjork's subdivision of lot 11 in Brayton Farms No. 2
"It is an express condition of this conveyance that the grantor herein may not at its option (which option shall be exercised by filing notice thereof in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois) declare this deed to be and become null and void and the property herein described to forthwith thereafter revert to this grantor, in the event that said residential lots herein described shall be conveyed or leased by the grantee to any or any of the successors in title of the grantee to any person who is not a Caucasian or in the event the residential lots herein described or any improvements erected thereon shall be occupied by anyone who is not a Caucasian, except when such person be acting in the capacity of a servant for proper resident. This condition shall not be effective or operative as against any mortgage or mortgages or trust deed or trust deeds in the nature of a mortgage made by any grantee or any successor grantee except and until any person or persons pursuant thereto or the right...” (Plat #14236476, Platbook 369, Page 20. Recorded: January 21, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1980.) Back to Restricted Chicago Homepage
Resubdivision of block 3 in M. L. Jackson's addition to South Evanston
"The premises hereon described shall not be sold, conveyed or leased to any person who is not a Caucasian…" (Source: Plat #14244324, Platbook 369, Page 18. Recorded: February 2, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1980.)
"No portion of said property shall ever be leased, rented, sold, or conveyed to or occupied by any person who is not of the Caucasian race, except in capacity of domestic servant employed by the owner of said property." (Source: Plat #14207173, Platbook 368, Page 50. Recorded: December 5, 1947. Expired: January 1, 1980.)
M. J. Hannon & Co.'s Resubdivision of…in Gleason's Subdivision
"No persons of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building or any lot except that this Covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant." (Source: Plat #14118087, Platbook 367, Page 10. Recorded: August 7, 1947. Expired: January 1, 1980.)
"No person of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any buildings or any lots." (Source: Plat #14132013, Platbook 366, Page 42. Recorded: August 27, 1947. Expired: January 1, 1980.)
Albert H. Ahrens Homestead Acres Subdivision
"No portion of said property shall ever be leased, rented, sold or conveyed to, or occupied by any person who is not of the Caucasian race, except in capacity of domestic servant employed by the owner of said property." (Source: Plat #14126112, Platbook 366, Page 37. Recorded: August 19, 1947. Expired: January 1, 1960.)
"The premises herein described shall not be conveyed by the grantee or by any successor in title of the grantee to any person who is not a Caucasian…" (Source: Plat #14127707, Platbook 366, Page 36. Recorded: August 21, 1947. Expired: January 1, 1980) Back to Restricted Chicago Homepage
"It is an express condition of this conveyance that the Grantor herein made at its option…" (Source: Plat #14101288, Platbook 366, Page 16. Recorded: June 15, 1947)
First Addition to Gawley's North Evergreen Subdivision
"It is an express condition of this conveyance that the Grantor herein made at its option…" (Plat #14099473, Platbook 366, Page 15. Recorded: July 14, 1947. Expired: January 1, 1980)
"It is an express condition of this conveyance that the Grantor herein made at its option…" (Source: Plat #14099472, Platbook 366, Page 14. Recorded: July 14, 1947. Expired: January 1, 1980)
"No person of any race other than the Caucasian race shall not use or occupy any buildings or any lots." (Source: Plat #14098227, Platbook 366, Page 11. Recorded: July 11, 1947. Expired: January 1, 1980.)
J. Herbert Cline's 87th Street Homesites
"No conveyance, contract or lease, is to be made to or with any person not of the Caucasian race." (Source: Plat #14047763, Platbook 365, Page 33. Recorded: May 2, 1947. Expired: January 1, 1975.)
"No lot in this subdivision shall be conveyed or leased by a grantee or any of the successors in title of a grantee to any person who is not a Caucasian..." (Source: Plat #14924276, Platbook 386, Page 16. Recorded: October 11, 1950. Expired: January 1, 1980. )
"No portion of said property shall ever be leased, rented, sold or conveyed or occupied by any person who is not of the Caucasian race, except in capacity of domestic servant employed by the owner of said property." (Source: Plat #13960553, Platbook 364, Page 22. Recorded: December 17, 1946. Expired: January 1, 1960.)
"The ownership and occupancy of the parts or parcels of land shall be restricted to the Caucasion race and no other race or nationality than for whom premises are intended shall occupy or use any dwelling on the premises except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by a domestic servant of a different race or nationality employed by owner or tenant." (Source: Plat #13916670, Platbook 363, Page 32. Recorded: October 15, 1946. Expired: January 1, 1980) Back to Restricted Chicago Homepage
Wiegel & Kilgallen's Kedzie Gardens second addition
"It is an express condition of this conveyance that the Grantor herein may at its option…declare this deed to be and become null and void…" (Source: Plat #13907392, Platbook 363, Page 29. Recorded: October 9, 1946. Expired: January 1, 1973)
"No person of any race other than Caucasian race shall own or occupy any lot or any building built on any lot in this subdivision." (Source: Plat #13954688, Platbook 362, Page 45. Recorded: December 9, 1946. Expired: January 1, 1973.)
Christ Sielings addition to South La Grange
"No part of real estate hereon described shall be conveyed or leased to any person who is not of the Caucasian race." (Source: Plat #13975898, Platbook 362, Page 41. Recorded: January 14, 1947. Expired: January 1, 1980) Back to Restricted Chicago Homepage