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| Essential Architecture- Chicago Northwest Peoples Gas Irving Park Neighborhood Store | |
architect | George Grant Elmslie and Herman von Holst |
location | 4839 W. Irving Park Road |
date | 1926 |
style | Art Deco |
construction | terracotta |
type | Shop |
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| Superb design and detailing make this commercial building stand out among its neighbors, reflecting the creativity of its principal designer. A former assistant to famed Chicago architect Louis H. Sullivan, George Grant Elmslie designed several neighborhood buildings for the Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company to promote the newly developed technologies for gas home appliances. | |
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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