Powhatan Apartments

Powhatan Apartments
May 28, 2007 (Memorial Day)
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General information
Location4950 S. Chicago Beach Dr.
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°48′17″N 87°35′03″W / 41.8046°N 87.5843°W / 41.8046; -87.5843
Construction started1927
Completed1929
Height
Roof270 feet (82 m)
Technical details
Floor count22
Design and construction
Architect(s)Charles Morgan
DesignatedJanuary 12, 1993
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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. The building was designed by architects Robert De Golyer and Charles L. Morgan. 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. The building's terra-cotta ornamental panels feature conventionalized scenes based upon Native American culture.

the roofs of The Narragansett (left) and Powhatan Apartments (right) from Regents Park

This housing cooperative is a residential high-rise on Chicago's South Side. The building also hosts the only 24-hour elevator operators in Chicago. 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". It was designated a Chicago Landmark on January 12, 1993.



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