Powhatan Apartments

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Powhatan Apartments
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May 28, 2007 (Memorial Day)
General information
Location 4950 S. Chicago Beach Dr.
Chicago, Illinois
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Construction started 1927
Height
Roof 270 feet (82 m)
Technical details
Floor count 22
Design and construction
Architect Charles Morgan
Designated January 12, 1993
References
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The Powhatan or Powhatan Apartments is a 22-story luxury apartment building overlooking Lake Michigan and adjacent to Burnham Park in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.[2] The building was designed by architects Robert De Golyer and Charles L. Morgan.[3] Much of the Art Deco detailing is attributed to Morgan who was associated with Frank Lloyd Wright. The exterior of the luxury-apartment highrise reflects Eliel Saarinen's second place design for the Tribune Tower competition of 1922.[3] The building's terra-cotta ornamental panels feature conventionalized scenes based upon Native American culture.

This housing cooperative is a residential high-rise on Chicago's South Side.[4] The building also hosts the only 24-hour elevator operators in Chicago.[4] Since it and many of the neighboring high-rise apartment buildings are named for Native American tribes (such as the Algonquin, The Chippewa and the Narragansett), the area has been given the tongue-in-cheek name "Indian Village".[5] It was designated a Chicago Landmark on January 12, 1993.[6]

Notes

  1. Powhatan Apartments at Emporis
  2. http://www.powhatanchicago.com
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