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| Essential
Architecture- Chicago
South and West Powhatan Apartments |
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architect |
Robert DeGolyer and Charles Morgan |
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location |
4950 S. Chicago Beach Dr. |
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date |
1927-29 |
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style |
Art Deco |
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construction |
steel frame, limestone clad |
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type |
Apartment Building |
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The facade of this 22-story, luxury-apartment highrise reflects Eliel
Saarinen's influential, streamlined design for the Tribune Tower
competition of 1922. Terra-cotta ornamental panels feature scenes from
American Indian culture, befitting a building that was named for a
famous Algonquin Indian chief. |
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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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