National Register of Historic Places

Building at 2440 N. Lakeview Avenue

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Listed
November 22, 2011
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
11000847

About this property

The Building at 2440 N. Lakeview Avenue is a historic apartment building in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1926–27, the eighteen-story building was one of Chicago's many luxury apartment buildings constructed along Lake Michigan in the early twentieth century. The building used a semi-cooperative ownership model, in which the residents of the largest apartments had an ownership stake in the building while smaller units were rented; the cooperative model and its variations were popular with luxury apartments, as they gave residents control over how the building was run and who could live there. Architects Rissman & Hirschfeld designed the Tudor Revival building; while the Tudor Revival was one of many revival styles that became popular in the early twentieth century, it was relatively uncommon among Chicago's luxury apartments. The building's design features terra cotta arches around the entrances, ornamental terra cotta panels between the windows of the upper and lower floors, a balustrade atop the sixteenth floor, and a two-story penthouse with a broken parapet. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 22, 2011.

Location

2440 N. Lakeview Ave.
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
41.92864, -87.63962

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Building at 2440 N. Lakeview Avenue listed on the National Register?

Building at 2440 N. Lakeview Avenue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 22, 2011.

What type of historic resource is Building at 2440 N. Lakeview Avenue?

Building at 2440 N. Lakeview Avenue is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Building at 2440 N. Lakeview Avenue?

The period of significance for Building at 2440 N. Lakeview Avenue is recorded as the industrial era.

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