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Arsenal Courts Historic District

Arsenal Courts, also known as Century Woods, is a nationally recognized historic district located in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020. At the time of its nomination it consisted of 43 resources, all of them contributing buildings. History Arsenal Courts is an apartment complex built by the United States Housing Authority from 1940 to 1941 to house defense workers at the Rock Island Arsenal. This was one of the earliest housing projects in Illinois funded by the agency. At that time, Rock Island was one of the country's largest arsenals and it manufactured munitions and military equipment. The construction of the apartments was an emergency measure brought by the onset of World War II. The arsenal was in need of more workers, but the area suffered from a housing shortage. The complex was designed by William Stuhr, a partner in the Rock Island architectural firm of Cervin & Stuhr. It was built by the Lovering Construction Company of St. Paul, Minnesota. After the war ended the need to house defense workers on this scale subsided, and the federal government ordered the Rock Island Housing Authority to change Arsenal Courts to low-income housing. After this time, as the workers at the Arsenal moved elsewhere, the area became known for its high crime rate. The city bought the complex in 1980 and planned to tear it down. They lost a class-action lawsuit and agreed to renovate the buildings and to replace the Rock Island Housing Authority with a new management firm. However, the low point for the complex occurred in 1993 when only 78 of its apartments were rented and a majority of the windows were boarded up. Originally, the complex included 52 one- and two-story brick buildings with 305 units. Eleven of the buildings were torn down in 1995 to reduce density in the complex. The number of units has been reduced to 230. That same year, Arsenal Courts was renamed Century Woods. The Millennia Companies of Cleveland, Ohio acquired the complex in April 2019 after managing it for several years. A $14 million-plus renovation of the complex began in May 2019. Architecture The complex is composed of buildings that feature a simple, rectangular design. Most have a flat roof and lack ornamentation overall. The decorative details are found in the lattice-type porch columns and pedimented porch roofs. They were influenced by the Colonial Revival style. The interiors featured a number of configurations depending on the number of bedrooms and bathrooms. Arsenal Courts is located in a neighborhood that consists primarily of small, early 20th century, vernacular or bungalow style single-family houses. To the west is an industrial area that is separated from the complex by an expressway. The streets within the complex basically follow the city's street grid. In addition to the apartment buildings, there is also an administration building and the original storage building. The single-story Community Building constructed in the mid-1990s is outside of the historic district's boundaries. References
Belmonte Flats

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. References
Benson & Rixon Building

The Benson & Rixon Building is a Streamline Moderne building in Chicago's Loop. It was designed by Alfred S. Alschuler, and was built in 1937. History Men's clothing retailer Benson & Rixon purchased the property where the building stands in 1936 for $598,500. The building was constructed at a cost of $375,000, and their new store opened on October 12, 1937. Benson & Rixon's State Street store was previously in the Consumers Building, across Quincy Street. The building was remodeled in 1958 and 1970. Alterations in 1970 included replacing the original rounded storefront with a square one. In 1966, Benson-Rixon was purchased by Eagle Clothes, and the chain was phased out by February 1973. The store became Leading Man Clothing. In late October 1979, Cirilo McSween opened a McDonald's franchise in the building. It was the first African-American owned business in the State Street Mall. In 1983, it was the top McDonald's restaurant in the country, in terms of gross sales. The restaurant remained open until the 2010s. In 2005, the General Services Administration acquired the Benson & Rixon Building and neighboring buildings, using eminent domain to seize some of the properties, citing the need for increased security around the Dirksen Federal Building. In 2012, the Benson & Rixon Building and the neighboring Bond Building were renovated. References
Maison de naissance d'Ernest Hemingway

La maison de naissance d'Ernest Hemingway (Birthplace Hemingway Museum, en anglais) est une maison de style Queen Anne de Oak Park (dans la banlieue ouest de Chicago) dans l'Illinois, aux États-Unis. L'écrivain américain Ernest Hemingway y est né en 1899 et y a vécu avec sa famille pendant les six premières années de sa vie. La demeure est une maison-musée Hemingway depuis 2001. Histoire Ernest Hemingway nait le 21 juillet 1899, dans une chambre du deuxième étage de cette demeure du 339 North Oak Park Avenue, construite en 1890 par ses grands-parents maternels. Ses grands-parents Hemingway paternels vivent alors dans la maison en face. Il vécut ici pendant les six premières années de sa vie avec ses parents, et son grand-père maternel. À la suite de la disparition de ce dernier, cette maison est vendue en 1905 par les héritiers Hemingway, et transformée en résidence multifamiliale. Hemingway passe son enfance et adolescence à Oak Park jusqu'en 1917, où il devient journaliste pour The Kansas City Star, avant de s'engager pour la Première Guerre mondiale en Europe en 1918, et de débuter sa carrière de célèbre écrivain-journaliste international. Maison-musée Hemingway La maison est acquise en 1992 par la Fondation Ernest Hemingway (EHFOP) d'Oak Park, pour la rénover en maison-musée Hemingway d'origine, d'après des photographies d'époque, puis pour l'ouvrir au public en 2001. Ce lieu de mémoire littéraire expose un décor et ambiance reconstituée d'époque victorienne de la famille Hemingway, avec de nombreux meubles, objets, photographies, souvenirs. Quelques autres musées Hemingway Maison d'Ernest Hemingway de Key West en Floride. Musée Ernest-Hemingway de Cuba ou « Finca la Vigía » de La Havane à Cuba. Notes et références Voir aussi Ernest Hemingway Lieux de mémoire littéraires Architecture de style Queen Anne aux États-Unis Liens externes « Birthplace Hemingway Museum », sur www.hemingwaybirthplace.com (consulté en juillet 2025) [vidéo] « Maison natale d'Hemingway - Fondation Ernest Hemingway d'Oak Park », sur YouTube Portail des musées Portail de l’architecture et de l’urbanisme Portail de la littérature américaine Portail du tourisme Portail de Chicago Portail de l’Illinois
Champ Clark Bridge (2019)

The Champ Clark Bridge is a steel girder bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Louisiana, Missouri, with Pike County, Illinois. It carries U.S. Route 54 northeast to Pittsfield, Illinois, where U.S. 54 terminates. It opened on August 3, 2019, replacing an older bridge of the same name. History The bridge is named after James Beauchamp Clark, a former Speaker of the House from Bowling Green, Missouri. Clark served as Speaker from 1911 to 1919. The original bridge had opened in 1928 and had, over the years, grown functionally obsolete and structurally deficient. Its replacement was the current bridge, completed in 2019. Design and construction The new bridge was designed by HNTB and constructed by Massman Construction Co., both of Kansas City, MO. It was completed under a design-build contract, where both companies performed their work under a single contract with the owner. References See also Transport portal Engineering portal United States portal Illinois portal List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River
Cornell Square

Cornell Square is a public park at 1809 W. 50th Street in the New City community area of Chicago, Illinois. Opened in 1905, the park was one of many planned by the South Park Commission to provide parks in dense, poor South Side neighborhoods. The park was named for Paul Cornell, one of the Commission's board members. As with the South Park Commission's other early parks, landscape architects the Olmsted Brothers designed the park's layout while D. H. Burnham and Company designed its facilities. The park originally included a fieldhouse with gymnasium facilities, a swimming pool, athletic fields, and walking paths. The fieldhouse has a Beaux-Arts design and includes a painting of Ezra Cornell, the founder of Cornell University and Paul Cornell's cousin. The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 11, 2005. References
Davis Square (Chicago)

Davis Square is a public park located between 44th and 45th Streets and Marshfield and Hermitage Avenues in the New City community area of Chicago, Illinois. The park opened in 1905 as one of the initial parks in the South Park Commission's plan to build parks in the dense, poor neighborhoods of Chicago's South Side. It was named for Nathan Smith Davis, a Chicago physician and one of the founders of the American Medical Association. As they did for most of the South Park Commission's parks, the Olmsted Brothers designed Davis Square's landscape, while D. H. Burnham and Company designed its facilities. The park initially included a Beaux-Arts styled fieldhouse, a swimming pool and pool house, baseball fields, and walking paths. The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 18, 2003. References
Englewood STEM High School

Englewood STEM High School (ESHS) is a public four-year high school located in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened on September 3, 2019, Englewood STEM is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district and serves students in both the Englewood and West Englewood community areas. History Planning for Englewood STEM began in 2017 when the Chicago Board of Education decided to close Robeson High School due to declining enrollment and poor academic performance. Construction of Englewood STEM, an $85 million high school began in July 2018, after the closure of Robeson the previous month. Englewood STEM was completed in August 2019, opening its doors on September 3, 2019. In addition to replacing Robeson, Englewood STEM also served as a replacement for Harper High School, Hope College Prep and Team Englewood, which were also deemed as under enrolled and poor academic performing schools by the school district. The school began serving grades 9–12, beginning in the 2022–2023 school year. Other information On April 25, 2022, Four people, a parent and three students were arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery along with criminal trespassing after a fight inside the school. Athletics Notable alumni References External links Official website
Essex on the Park

Essex on the Park (aussi appelé Sentral Michigan Avenue ou 808 South Michigan Avenue) est un gratte-ciel situé au 808 South Michigan Avenue dans le secteur communautaire du Loop à Chicago, dans l'État de l'Illinois aux États-Unis. Le bâtiment, construit par la firme d'architectes Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, a été commercialisé et ouvert sous le nom de « Essex on the Park », mais rebaptisé « Sentral (stylisé Sen+ral) Michigan Avenue » en juillet 2021. Description En novembre 2014, Oxford Capital Group LLC a acquis l'Essex Inn de 254 chambres au 800 South Michigan, le long du district historique de Michigan Boulevard District, en face de Grant Park, auprès de la famille Gecht qui a construit l'hôtel en 1961. Oxford a acquis la propriété avec un bail allant jusqu'en 2057, pour 25,5 millions de dollars. En septembre 2015, Oxford a soumis des plans pour remplacer le garage de stationnement et la piscine à côté de l'Essex Inn par une tour d'appartements de 48 étages abritant 388 unités. Le plan a été modifié au cours de 2016, en supprimant les bars en plein air proposés entre les niveaux inférieurs et supérieurs. Le 3 janvier 2017, Oxford Capital Group a reçu un prêt à la construction de 170 millions de dollars. Le 19 janvier 2017, Oxford a donné le coup d'envoi du nouveau plan, qui proposait à l'époque une tour de 57 étages, 476 appartements et 290 chambres d'hôtel à côté de l'Essex Inn. La prélocation a commencé le 28 décembre 2018 pour le nouveau bâtiment, qui était considéré comme achevé à l'époque. Le 1er mars 2019, la tour d'appartements de 56 étages a ouvert ses portes et l'hôtel Essex de 14 étages/274 chambres, qui a été récemment rénové à partir de la coquille de l'Essex Inn, a ouvert le 1er avril 2019. Avant le réaménagement de la propriété, l'hôtel Essex Inn a obtenu le statut préliminaire de Chicago Landmark par la Commission on Chicago Landmarks garantissant que l'enseigne de l'hôtel Essex Inn serait préservée sur le toit. À l'époque, il était prévu d'ajouter l'hôtel Essex Inn au Registre national des lieux historiques. La recommandation finale du point de repère de Chicago a été adoptée par la Commission le 1er décembre 2016. En avril 2021, Oxford Capital Group a annoncé que l'hôtel Essex allait rejoindre le groupe hôtelier Le Méridien, l'hôtel changeant de nom pour devenir « Le Méridien Essex Chicago ». Références Voir aussi Article connexe Liste des plus hautes constructions de Chicago Liens externes site officiel (en) Emporis.com page (en) Skyscrapercenter.com page Portail des gratte-ciel Portail de Chicago
Fuller Park (Chicago park)

Fuller Park is a public park at 331 W. 45th Street in the neighborhood of the same name in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The park was one of several built by the South Park Commission in the early 20th century to provide parks in dense and poor South Side Chicago neighborhoods which lacked them. While most of the South Park Commission parks opened in the mid-1900s, work on Fuller Park did not begin until 1910 due to a dispute over its location, and its facilities gradually opened over the next four years. The park was named for Melville Fuller, an Illinois native and former Chief Justice of the United States. The South Park Commission designed the park's landscape in a similar style to their earlier parks, which had been designed by the Olmsted Brothers; D. H. Burnham and Company designed its buildings, as they had for the earlier parks. The park originally included a Beaux-Arts fieldhouse, a gymnasium, a bathhouse, a grandstand, and a running track and walking paths. Fuller Park was first settled by Irish immigrants in the later 1860s after the Union Stock Yards opened on Christmas Day 1865. This area became a part of the Lake Township area and after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and the opening of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad the area flourished into a community. The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 2002. References
Gross Point Village Hall

The Gross Point Village Hall, located at 609 Ridge Road in Wilmette, Illinois, was the village hall of the defunct village of Gross Point, Illinois. The village of Gross Point, named for a French description of a turn in nearby Lake Michigan's shoreline, was settled from the 1830s onward and incorporated in 1874. In 1896, Gross Point built a village hall to both house its government and serve as a community center. The two-story brick building has a Victorian design with two projecting front entrances, which originally led to the fire department and the village offices respectively. The small village relied heavily on alcohol taxes to fund its government, and had many taverns as a result; protests from prohibitionists in nearby Evanston, combined with opposition to new taxes to fund a sewer system, led to the village voting to dissolve itself in 1919. The village hall was sold to a private resident to pay back debts from the sewer system. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 5, 1991. It is now home to the Wilmette Historical Museum. References External links Media related to Gross Point Village Hall at Wikimedia Commons Wilmette Historical Museum
Henry Crown Space Center

Henry Crown Space Center opened in 1986. The space center includes artifacts and interactive exhibits about space travel. Located in the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois, the Henry Crown Space Center includes the Apollo 8 spacecraft and Aurora 7 capsule. Exhibits Interactive docking simulation with a replica of the International Space Station. Remote control Mars Rover Apollo 8 spacecraft Aurora 7 capsule Jet-packs that astronauts wear Lunar module used for Apollo 11 training History The museum was established with a donation from philanthropist Henry Crown. Crown was a billionaire who built General Dynamics. General Dynamics also played a role in Aerospace. The space center opened with a visit from James Lovell in 1986. The cost of the Space center was 12 million dollars. The museum of Science and Industry in Chicago also opened an OmniMax theater in 1986: it was built inside the space center. The space center was remodeled and reopened in May 2024. References External links Henry Crown Space Center "Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms", a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage travel itinerary A Field Guide to American Spacecraft Documentary of the U.S. Space Program Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine in Florida
Highland Park Water Tower

The Highland Park Water Tower is a historic water tower on the west side of Green Bay Road in Highland Park, Illinois. Built in 1929–30, the brick water tower is 125 feet (38 m) tall, making it the tallest structure in Highland Park. The tower is Highland Park's third water tower and serves as a visual and symbolic landmark for the city. Its design features tall brick arches on its eight sides and a classical pediment above its entrance. The tower's water tank is capable of holding 500,000 U.S. gallons (1,900,000 L). The tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1982. References External links Media related to Highland Park Water Tower (Highland Park, Illinois) at Wikimedia Commons
Jackson Shore Apartments

The Jackson Shore Apartments are a historic apartment building in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The building was built in 1916–18, at which time Hyde Park was a popular and growing neighborhood. Architects Rapp & Rapp, who were more famous for their work on theaters, designed the Classical Revival building; the style, which conveyed dignity and luxury to apartment-seekers, was a departure from their more elaborate theater designs. The eleven-and-a-half story building's design includes towers at the front corners, detailed stonework on the first floor, a bracketed stringcourse below the top floor, and a frieze above the top floor. The interior continues the classical theming with wood paneling and egg-and-dart molding. While many luxury apartment buildings were built in Hyde Park in the early 20th century, the Jackson Shore Apartments are one of the few well-preserved surviving examples. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 12, 2010. References External links Media related to Jackson Shore Apartments at Wikimedia Commons
Jean Butz James Museum

The Jean Butz James Museum is a historic house and former museum at 326 Central Avenue in Highland Park, Illinois. The Italianate house was built in 1871, two years after Highland Park's establishment. The Highland Park Building Company built the house without a buyer, as it expected that the new city would attract many affluent Chicagoans in the coming years. Its design includes a yellow brick exterior, bracketed eaves, and a widow's walk. The Highland Park Historical Society bought the house in 1969 and converted it to a historic house museum, which opened in 1972. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1982. The Highland Park Historical Society closed the museum and relocated in 2015. References
John W. Griffiths Mansion

The John W. Griffiths Mansion is a historic house at 3806 S. Michigan Avenue in the Douglas community area of Chicago, Illinois. History The house was built in 1893–1894 for John W. Griffiths, a prominent building contractor who worked in Chicago during its reconstruction after the Great Chicago Fire. Architect Solon Beman designed the Chateauesque house, which features a limestone-clad exterior, an octagon-shaped tower on its northeast corner, corbels along the roof line, and dormers topped with finials. The house was typical of those on Michigan Avenue at the time, as many affluent Chicagoans built their homes there; it was also one of the last such homes, as the Panic of 1893 and industrial development led the area to lose its popularity with the wealthy. After Griffiths died in 1937, the home became the meeting place of the Quincy Club, a social club for black railroad workers. It later became the first home of the DuSable Museum of African American History. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 1982. References External links Media related to John W. Griffiths Mansion at Wikimedia Commons
Lake-Side Terrace Apartments

The Lake-Side Terrace Apartments is a historic apartment building at 7425-7427 South Shore Drive in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1922–23, the building is an example of a courtyard apartment, a popular apartment style in early 20th century Chicago. As the building adjoins Lake Michigan, its courtyard opens toward the lake; the courtyard is also elevated to enhance its lake view. Chicago architect Eric Edwin Hall designed the Tudor Revival building. The four-story brick building features limestone entrance and window surrounds, Tudor arched entrances to the courtyard, and a battlement along the roof. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1984. References