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Harold L. Ickes Homes was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project on the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.It was bordered between Cermak Road to the north, 24th Place to the south, State Street to the east, and Federal Street to the west, making it part of the State Street Corridor that included other CHA properties: Robert Taylor Homes, Dearborn Homes ...
Harold LeClair Ickes (/ ˈ ɪ k ə s / IK-əs; March 15, 1874 – February 3, 1952) was an American administrator, politician and lawyer.He served as United States Secretary of the Interior for nearly 13 years from 1933 to 1946, the longest tenure of anyone to hold the office, and the second longest-serving Cabinet member in U.S. history after James Wilson.
Harold Ickes Homes: Bronzeville (South Side) 1953–55: Named for Illinois politician Harold L. Ickes; 11 9-story high-rise buildings, totaling 738 units; demolished. Harrison Courts: East Garfield Park (West Side) 1958: Named after its street location; consists of 4 7-story buildings; renovated. Ogden Courts: North Lawndale (West Side) 1953
Robert Taylor Homes was a public housing project in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois from 1962 to 2007. The second largest housing project in the United States, it consisted of 28 virtually identical high-rises, set out in a linear plan for two miles (3 km), with the high-rises regularly configured in a horseshoe shape of three in each block.
Cabrini–Green (William Green Homes Demolition completed May 2011; Frances Cabrini rowhouses remain) Dearborn Homes (Renovated 2009) Harold Ickes Homes (Demolition completed 2011) Harrison Courts (Renovated 2009) Henry Horner Homes (Demolition completed 2008) Ida B. Wells Homes (Demolition completed August 2011)
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Part of the nationally recognized Socastee Historic District, the 217-foot long span is one five contributing resources that helped the area win a spot on the National Register of Historic Places ...
Stateway Gardens was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, alongside the Dan Ryan Expressway just north of the former Robert Taylor Homes, and part of the State Street Corridor that also included Dearborn Homes, Harold Ickes Homes and Hillard Homes.