Hamilton Avenue

2100 W., from 7318 N. to 10658 S. This street is in West Ridge from Greenleaf Avenue south to Norwood Street

This street was originally known as Morton Street.

The City Council passed a lengthy ordinance January 14, 1895, rationalizing the street naming system. Hamilton did not exist at this time so all addresses on Hamilton do not need conversion.

This avenue is believed to honor Richard J. Hamilton, who was probably the first lawyer in Chicago in 1831. He was also the first Circuit Court Clerk of Cook County and a Chicago real estate developers.

There is a possibility, however, that the avenue was named for Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1789-1795). His portrait adorns the $10 bill.

Not listed in, or not far enough north to enter Rogers Park or West Ridge in 1895, 1897, 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904 Chicago Blue Book.

West Ridge Addresses

6000 Block

6092 N. Hamilton Avenue was 6092 N. Morton Street, James P. Clune, 1919.

6800 Block

6823 N. Hamilton Avenue Chester Aola

6900 Block

69xx N. Hamilton Avenue (was 4270 N. Morton Street) was the Van Iderstein family residence. We have evidence that they were located there from at least 1914 through September 1938.

6935 N. Hamilton Avenue was 6935 N. Morton Street, Edmund D. McCahill, 1919.

6935 N. Hamilton Avenue was a 2-Flat in September 1977.

6939 N. Hamilton Avenue was 6939 N. Morton Street, J.M. Hansen, 1919.

6943 N. Hamilton Avenue was 6943 N. Morton Street, S.J. Barry, 1919.

6943 N. Hamilton Avenue was 6943 N. Morton Street, A.E. Holstrom, 1919.

6947 N. Hamilton Avenue was 6947 N. Morton Street, Roy E. Melick, 1919.

6953 N. Hamilton Avenue, was 6953 N. Morton Street, Carl J. Alsterlund, 1919.

7200 Block

7220 N. Hamilton Avenue was 7220 N. Morton Street, Franz Esser, 1919.

7223 N. Hamilton Avenue was 7223 N. Morton Avenue, Hugo Koschwiltz, 1919.

7244 N. Hamilton Avenue was 7244 N. Morton Street, William H. Krause, 1919.

7247 N. Hamilton Avenue was 7247 N. Morton Street, Jacob M. Geimer, 1919.