 |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Essential Architecture- Chicago
Northeast Theurer-Wrigley House |
|
|
architect |
Richard E. Schmidt |
|
location |
2466 N. Lakeview Ave. |
|
date |
1896 |
|
style |
Renaissance Revival |
|
construction |
stone and terracotta cladding |
|
type |
House |
 |
|
  |
|
|
This is an early design by Richard E. Schmidt and, possibly, Hugh M.G.
Garden, two architects who were part of the influential Prairie School
movement of the early-20th century, but whose first projects were in a
more traditional mode. This design is based on the architecture of the
late-Italian Renaissance, with Baroque-style terra-cotta details. It was
built by Joseph Theurer, the president of the Schoenhofen Brewing
Company, who later commissioned Garden to design a new brewery
powerhouse. In 1911, Theurer sold the house to chewing gum manufacturer
William Wrigley, Jr. |
|
|
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. |
| www.essential-architecture.com | |