 |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Essential Architecture- Chicago
Northeast Yondorf Block and Hall |
|
|
architect |
Frederick Ahlschlager |
|
location |
758 W. North Ave. |
|
date |
1887 |
|
style |
Queen Anne |
|
construction |
limestone, cast iron, red molded brick and terra cotta.
|
|
type |
Public Hall |
  |
|
  |
|
|
The Yondorf Block and Hall is an important example of a "public hall"
building, an important building type in 19th-century Chicago that
typically contained meeting rooms used by civic and fraternal
organizations. The building is unusual in that it contains a rare
surviving second-story theater that is virtually intact (the theater is
used by Steppenwolf Theater). The building was an important landmark for
several generations of Chicagoans of German descent, housing cultural
events and meetings of civic groups and visually anchoring one end of
North Avenue when it was Chicago's premiere shopping street for
German-Americans. It is a distinctive example of Victorian architecture
with fine craftsmanship and detailing, especially in limestone, cast
iron, red molded brick and terra cotta. |
|
|
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 | |