A Heritage Preserved

A Heritage Preserved. . "These residences are characterized by a much higher degree of taste and appreciation of the true principles of residential architecture than has been characteristic of the West or the Western continent." , Everett Chamberlin, 1874 , , The Prairie Avenue Historic District was designated a landmark by the city of Chicago on December 27, 1979. The surviving residences are representative of the range of styles and fashions that lined the street during its heyday in the late 19th century. , , 1827 S. Indiana Avenue , Henry B. Clarke Residence. Built 1836; architect, unknown , Chicago's oldest house, built in the Greek Revival style near what is now 1625 S. Michigan, and moved in 1872 to 4526 S. Wabash. It was moved to its current location in 1977. , , 1800 S. Prairie Avenue , John Glessner Residence. Built 1887; Henry Hobson Richardson, architect , Designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, the house is wrapped around a spacious light-filled courtyard. , , 1801 S. Prairie Avenue , William W. Kimball Residence. Built 1890; Solon S. Beman, architect , Built for the prominent Chicago piano and organ manufacturer in the French Chateauesque style. , , 1811 S. Prairie Avenue , Joseph G. Coleman Residence. Built 1886; Cobb and Frost, architects , Cobb and Frost were well known for their designs in the Romanesque style, executed here in rough-faced brown sandstone. , , 1900 S. Prairie Avenue , Elbridge G. Keith Residence. Built 1870; John W. Roberts, architect , The last surviving example of the popular Second Empire style, which dominated the street by the 1880s. , , 1919 S. Prairie Avenue , Marshall Field Jr. Residence. Built 1867; architect unknown , This house was enlarged and improved several times, the last being in 1902 when D. H. Burnham and Company built a huge addition for Marshall Field Jr., who had acquired the property in 1890. , , 213-217 E. Cullerton Street , Rowhouses. Built circa 1870-1900; architects unknown These three residences are representative of the various styles popular during the late 19th century and are the last grouping of attached houses to survive intact.