National Register of Historic Places

Belmonte Flats

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Listed
February 5, 1998
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
98000063

About this property

The Belmonte Flats are two connected apartment buildings at the intersection of 43rd Street and King Drive in the Grand Boulevard community area of Chicago, Illinois. The older and taller of the two buildings was built in 1893, while the other building opened in 1896. The Grand Boulevard area was popular with affluent Chicagoans at the time, and apartments like the Belmonte Flats served as luxury apartment housing for these residents. Chicago architecture firm Patton & Fisher designed the apartments; both buildings have matching Chicago school designs with Queen Anne and Richardsonian Romanesque elements. The buildings both feature brick exteriors with limestone bases and terra cotta cornices, and the taller building has a turret at its corner. The interior features extensive detailing typical of luxury housing, including ornamental moldings and brackets and a mosaic tile floor in the lobby. The buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 5, 1998.

Location

4257-4259 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., and 400-412 E. 43rd St.
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
41.81684, -87.60469

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Belmonte Flats listed on the National Register?

Belmonte Flats was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 5, 1998.

What type of historic resource is Belmonte Flats?

Belmonte Flats is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Belmonte Flats?

The period of significance for Belmonte Flats is recorded as the industrial era.

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