They say that, when done right, an eclectic design just works. Various styles and approaches — that couldn’t be any more different — mesh together and look completely natural and effortless. Nowhere is that truer than in Tremont.
Victorian-style century homes on sleepy, tree-lined streets stand alongside sleek new apartment buildings. Historic churches, emblazoned with ornate, old-world architectural flourishes, appear right around the corner from ultra-minimalist art galleries and boutiques. And, despite the seemingly random patchwork assemblage of the neighborhood’s people and places, Tremont does indeed work.
Speaking of those historic churches, Tremont boasts the largest concentration of such solemn structures in the country. Between the distinctive onion-shaped domes of St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral, the gleaming golden crown of Annunciation, and the elegance of St. Augustine’s red brick exterior — among many others — even a simple walk around the neighborhood will fill you with reverence.
Tremont doesn’t follow trends — it starts them, confidently striding between honoring its rich past and refreshing itself to face the future. Young professionals flock to the neighborhood, relishing the urban-but-not-downtown vibe of Tremont’s bars and restaurants without surrendering such peaceful escapes as Lincoln Park or the nearby Towpath Trail.