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| Essential Architecture- Chicago Northwest Jewish People's Institute | |
architect | Klaber & Grunsfeld |
location | 3500 W. Douglas Blvd. |
date | 1927 |
style | Early Modern massing with NeoRomanesque details |
construction | Brick facing |
type | Education |
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| This building was the cultural nucleus of Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood during the first half of the 20th century when it was one of the nation's largest Jewish communities. Its classrooms, auditorium, and athletic facilities provided a rich variety of social, recreational and arts activities for generations of both children and adults. Designed by Ernest A. Grunsfeld, Jr., who also designed the Adler Planetarium, the building has a distinctive Byzantine-influenced exterior visually interpreting the Middle-Eastern origins of Judaism. | |
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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