the east chicago street historic district contains 72 structures within the original district along east chicago. these structures include 42 residences and 19 businesses, along with a church, a library, a funeral home, a fraternal lodge, six medical buildings, and a hospital. the additional section added in 1990 contain 53 contributing houses and seven outbuildings on the north side addition, and a further 29 contributing houses in the south addition. architectural styles in the district range from 1840s greek revivals to a 1931 english tudor, and include italianate, queen anne, and colonial revival houses, as well as a few bungalows and vernacular nineteenth-century houses.