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With these great investments in land, she parleyed the fortune into almost double what she had been left and, in 1918, bequeathed an estate of $15,000,000 to her sons Honoré and Potter Palmer Jr. They sold the Chicago mansion in July 1928, for $3,000,000, [9] to the industrialist Vincent Hugo Bendix, who had invented an automobile starter. [8]
The Garden Homes Historic District is a residential historic district located in the Chatham neighborhood of the South Side, Chicago, Illinois. The district includes 152 residential buildings, 88 of which are contributing buildings , built in 1919-20 as Chicago's first large housing project.
1050 W. Waveland Avenue: Brixen Ivy: 1044 Waveland: Ricketts (May 2016) [11] Beyond the Ivy I: 1010 W. Waveland Greystone Sheffield Holdings (1/2016) held by Real estate investor Donal Barry's venture in 2000 to January 13, 2016 [3] 1048 Sky Lounge: 1048 Waveland Beyond the Ivy II: 1038 W. Waveland: Barry's entity purchased in 2004 Wrigleyville ...
East side of Astor Street. The Astor Street District is a historic district in Central Chicago, Illinois.. Constructed over a period of more than 100 years, the buildings along Astor Street reflect the fashionable styles favored by their original high-society residents.
Colvin House. The Colvin House is a house at 5940 North Sheridan Road in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1909 in the Prairie Style by George W. Maher. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 5, 1994. [1] This residence was built for Edwin M. Colvin, his wife Clara and their four children.
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Dearborn was the first Chicago housing project built after World War II, as housing for blacks on part of the Federal Street slum within the "black belt". [3] It was the start of the Chicago Housing Authority's post-war use of high-rise buildings to accommodate more units at a lower overall cost, [6] and when it opened in 1950, the first to have elevators.
Huron Plaza is a 560ft (171m) tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It was completed in 1983 and has 56 floors. It was completed in 1983 and has 56 floors. Gordon and Levin designed the building, which is the 51st tallest in Chicago.