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| Essential
Architecture- Chicago
South and West Soldiers' Home |
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architect |
William W. Boyington, for the main (1866) section |
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location |
739 E. 35th St. |
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date |
Built in phases, between 1864 and 1923 |
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style |
Italianate |
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construction |
rendered brick |
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type |
Hospital |
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| Chicago's last surviving building with a direct association to the Civil War, Soldiers' Home was constructed at the edge of the Camp Douglas prison camp through the efforts of a women's group. During the war, it was a hospital for convalescent soldiers; following the war, it served as a home for disabled Union Army veterans. The building's earliest sections were designed in an Italianate style by William W. Boyington, the architect of the Old Water Tower. The structure has had several additions since then, most of them surrounding a common light well. | |
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links |
With special thanks to the City of
Chicago website,
www.egov.cityofchicago.org , for much of the info on this page.
Photos copyright City of Chicago. |
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