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  2. Dearborn Homes - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Palazzo Valentini - Wikipedia

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    The palazzo was first built by cardinal Michele Bonelli, nephew of pope Pius V, who, in 1585, acquired a pre-existing palazzo from Giacomo Boncompagni at the extremity of what was then piazza dei Santi Apostoli. Today the palazzo is separated from that piazza by via Quattro Novembre, opened later to connect the new via Nazionale with piazza ...

  4. ‘I pay my bills’: Chicago woman loses home despite paying ...

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    Robin McElroy’s home was sold at a tax auction despite proof she paid on time. A swapped property ID, identified years earlier, caused years of panic and legal battles. Here's what happened and ...

  5. ‘We buy houses’ companies in Chicago - AOL

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    How can I sell my house fast in Chicago? Selling the typical way, with a local real estate agent, can take a while. Chicago homes spent a median of 68 days on the market before going into contract ...

  6. Palazzo style architecture - Wikipedia

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    The Reich Aviation Ministry (now the Finance Ministry), built in 1935–36 is a notable example. With the development of Moderne architecture the Palazzo style became less common. Quartier Schützenstrasse, Berlin, (1996) designed by Aldo Rossi

  7. List of Gilded Age mansions - Wikipedia

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    Today the house is the Unity Mission Church Home Training School Bible Institute. Lindenhurst 1883 Romanesque: Edward Alfred Sargent: Jenkintown: Built for John Wanamaker, was destroyed by fire in 1907. Townsend Castle 1887 Romanesque: GW & WD Hewitt: Philadelphia: Built for John Lister Townsend, today is a private residence. more images: Clayton

  8. 1933 Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition - Wikipedia

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    Flier from the Good Housekeeping Stran-Steel Home tour. The Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition was part of the 1933 Chicago World's Fair.The Fair's theme that year was a Century of Progress, and celebrated man's innovations in architecture, science, technology and transportation.

  9. William W. Kimball House - Wikipedia

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    The house was built in 1890–1892 [2] for William Wallace Kimball, a piano manufacturer.Kimball reportedly spent $1 million on the home. At the time, Prairie Avenue was known for its expensive homes designed in popular revival styles, and the district was home to many of Chicago's wealthiest residents.