History
The Historic Chicago Bungalow Association (HCBA) was created in September 2000 by Mayor Richard M. Daley to ensure that the 80,000 one and one-half story homes that have been the foundation of family lives and neighborhoods for over 100 years would continue to do so for the next century. These homes represent nearly one-third of the city's single-family housing stock.
Specialties
Since the first bungalows were built in the early 1900s, the Chicago bungalows have been a source of pride for bungalow owners and the city of Chicago. The Historic Chicago Bungalow Association (HCBA) is a non-profit organization that was created to foster an appreciation of the Chicago Bungalow as a distinctive housing type, encourage sympathetic rehabilitation of Chicago bungalows, and assist bungalow owners with making their homes more energy efficient and adapting their homes to current needs, which in turn helps to strengthen Chicago bungalow neighborhoods. The Association offers a variety of financial resources, including grants for energy efficiency improvements, and technical resources, from