World Architecture Images- Chicago- South Side Community Art Center

	Essential Architecture- Chicago South and West South Side Community Art Center
architect	Gustav Hallberg; Remodeling, Hin Bredendieck and Nathan Lerner
location	3831 S. Michigan Ave.
date	1892-93; remodeled in 1940
style	Georgian Revival , interior Bauhaus
construction	Brick
type	Public Hall



Built for grain merchant George Seaverns, Jr., this Georgian Revival -style residence was converted in 1940 for use by the South Side Community Art Center. The building's interior, remodeled at that time, is a rare example of New Bauhaus -style design. The art center, which was established as part of the Works Progress Administration's (WPA) Federal Art Project, has been influential in the development of the city's African-American artists. It is the only continuous survivor of the more than 100 centers established nationwide by the WPA during the 1930s and '40s.
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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