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| Essential Architecture- Chicago Northwest Waller Apartments | |
architect | Frank Lloyd Wright |
location | 2840-58 W. Walnut St. |
date | 1895 |
style | Stripped Classical , with slight Prairie school massing |
construction | Brick |
type | Apartment Building |
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| Commissioned by prominent real estate developer Edward Carson Waller to meet the demand for affordable housing, these apartments are considered among the earliest examples of subsidized housing in Chicago. The simplified design of the facade indicates the departure of the young architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, from traditional design toward the more-abstract, modern principles for which he was later internationally known. | |
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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