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Chicago Housing Authority Prairie Avenue Courts
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The Chicago Housing Authority's Prairie Avenue Court public house project was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #410 in 1950. The project included 2-story, 7-story, and 14 story housing units. This photograph of the 14-story building shows the east face of the structure. This project was designed with solar energy management principles in mind.
circa 1950-1959
Hedrich-Blessing (Firm)
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Chicago Housing Authority Prairie Ave Courts
circa 1950-1959
The Chicago Housing Authority's Prairie Avenue Court public house project was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #410 in 1950. The project included 2-story, 7-story, and 14...
Chicago Housing Authority Prairie Ave Courts
circa 1950-1959
The Chicago Housing Authority's Prairie Avenue Court public house project was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #410 in 1950. The project included 2-story, 7-story, and 14...
The Avedisian Residence
circa 1950-1959
The Armen and Dorothy Avedisian House was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #597 in 1958. George Fred and William Keck were born in Watertown, Wisconsin, and operated an a...
The Avedisian Residence
circa 1950-1959
The Armen and Dorothy Avedisian House was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #597 in 1958. George Fred and William Keck were born in Watertown, Wisconsin and operated an ar...
The Avedisian Residence
circa 1950-1959
The Armen and Dorothy Avedisian House was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #597 in 1958. George Fred and William Keck were born in Watertown, Wisconsin, and operated an a...
The Bloom Residence
circa 1950-1959
Edward Bloom House, Keck and Keck Project #625. Project date 1959. George Fred and William Keck were born in Watertown, Wisconsin, and operated an architectural office on Michigan Avenue in Chicago...
