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| Essential Architecture- Chicago South and West On Leong Merchants Association Building | |
architect | Michaelsen and Rognstad |
location | 2216 S. Wentworth Ave. |
date | 1926-27 |
style | Victorian Free Classical with oriental overlay |
construction | Brick |
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. | |
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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