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| Essential
Architecture- Chicago
Northwest Jewish People's Institute |
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architect |
Klaber & Grunsfeld |
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location |
3500 W. Douglas Blvd. |
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date |
1927 |
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style |
Early Modern massing with NeoRomanesque details |
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construction |
Brick facing |
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type |
Education |
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This building was the cultural nucleus of Chicago's North Lawndale
neighborhood during the first half of the 20th century when it was one
of the nation's largest Jewish communities. Its classrooms, auditorium,
and athletic facilities provided a rich variety of social, recreational
and arts activities for generations of both children and adults.
Designed by Ernest A. Grunsfeld, Jr., who also designed the Adler
Planetarium, the building has a distinctive Byzantine-influenced
exterior visually interpreting the Middle-Eastern origins of Judaism. |
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With special thanks to the City of
Chicago website,
www.egov.cityofchicago.org , for much of the info on this page.
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