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Essential Architecture- Chicago
South and West On Leong Merchants Association Building |
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architect |
Michaelsen and Rognstad |
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location |
2216 S. Wentworth Ave. |
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date |
1926-27 |
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style |
Victorian Free Classical with oriental overlay |
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construction |
Brick |
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type |
Public Hall |
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The business association that commissioned this building was instrumental
in creating Chicago's Chinatown in 1912. The building housed various
meeting halls, a school, a shrine, and the association's offices. Its
Oriental-style design was derived from the architecture of the Kwangtung
district of China, the ancestral region of many of Chinatown's early
residents. Indicative of Chicago's multi-ethnic character, its
architects were of Norwegian ancestry. |
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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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