Waller Apartments - Chicago, IL
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N 41° 53.133 W 087° 41.889
16T E 442077 N 4637304
The Waller Apartments are located at 2840-2858 W Walnut Street, Chicago, IL 60612.
Waymark Code: WMRXWF
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2016
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A plaque at this site reads:
"Chicago Landmark
Waller Apartments
Frank Lloyd Wright, architect
1895
Commissioned by prominent real estate
developer Edward Carson Waller to meet the
demand for affordable housing, these apartments
are considered among the earliest examples of
subsidized housing in Chicago. The simplified
design of the facade indicates the young architect's
departure from traditional design toward the
abstract, modern principles for which he was later
internationally known.
Designated on March 2, 1994
Richard M. Daley, Mayor
Commission on Chicago Landmarks"
and Wikipedia (
visit link) informs us:
"The Edward C. Waller Apartments are located from 2840 to 2858 W. Walnut Street in Chicago, Illinois. They were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1895. Some of the oldest buildings to be used for subsidized housing in Chicago, they received Chicago Landmark status on March 2, 1994."