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Mercer52: This is the former St. Barnabas Episcopal Church at 4237-41 W. Washington Blvd. in Chicago. It was built in 1916, Brown & Walcott, architects.
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Mercer52: I noticed this building in the West Loop yesterday at Washington and Jefferson. It's been horribly altered but the red brick back there intrigued me. It turns out it was built as a powerhouse for the West Chicago Street Railroad in 1889.
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Mercer52: Fire and ice, Cicero, Illinois
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Mercer52: The Reliance Building, 1 W. Washington, Chicago. Built between 1890 and 1895, John W. Root and Charles Atwood, architects.
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Mercer52: Mid-century Modern, Berwyn, Illinois
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Mercer52: Mid-century Modern, Berwyn, Illinois
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Mercer52: Mid-century Modern, Berwyn, Illinois
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Mercer52: Mid-century Modern, Berwyn, Illinois
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Mercer52: #TurretTuesday
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Mercer52: #TurretTuesday
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Mercer52: Built to fit the lot. All in Pilsen, Chicago. 1880s
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Mercer52: Built to fit the lot. All in Pilsen, Chicago. 1880s
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Mercer52: Built to fit the lot. All in Pilsen, Chicago. 1880s
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Mercer52: 18th and Laflin, Chicago. Built ca. 1885, this was a saloon and lodge hall.
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Mercer52: Cicero, Illinois
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Mercer52: 218-220 W. (formerly 89-91 E) Kinzie, Chicago. Built in 1889. Wetmore & Price, manufacturers of chewing gum, desiccated coconut, and other delights were there by 1890. An oyster dealer was in the building in 1895.
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Mercer52: 5056 W. Monroe, Chicago, 1914. Frank L. Fry, architect
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Mercer52: St Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Cathedral, Bellwood, Illinois
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Mercer52: 4203-19 W. Grand Ave., Chicago. Built in 1921 for the Schlake Dye Works, Paul Gerhardt, architect.
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Mercer52: Henry H. Waterman House, 10838 S. Longwood, Chicago, 1890
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Mercer52: The spectacular Morgan Park Church of God in Christ at 11153 S. Hoyne. Built in 1916, Patton, Holmes, & Flynn, architects.
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Mercer52: 1243 W. Washington, Chicago. Built in 1926 for the Creamery Package Manufacturing Company.
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Mercer52: 600 W. Jackson (228 S. Jefferson), built in 1912 for the Otis Elevator Co., D. H. Burnham & Co., architects. Alterations were done in 1930 by Holabird & Root.
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Mercer52: 208-212 S. Jefferson, Chicago. 1912-1914, H. H. Mahler, architect. Built for the National Regulator Company.
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Mercer52: 1530 (formerly 551) W. Monroe, Chicago. This appears to have been built in 1868. Clipping from Tribune, 1868.
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Mercer52: 1530 (formerly 551) W. Monroe, Chicago. This appears to have been built in 1868. Clipping from Tribune, 1868.
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Mercer52: Fine Arts Building Annex, 421 S. Wabash. 1924, Andrew Rebori, et al., architects.
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Mercer52: 1839-1841 S. Pulaski (formerly Crawford and 40th Ave), Chicago. First story built in 1909; 2nd floor added in 1920, J.J. Cerny, architect. Built for a tailoring company. By 1925 it was home to Crescent Dental Mfg.
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Mercer52: 1307-1309 S. Pulaski (formerly Crawford), Chicago. Built in 1916, Abraham Himelblau, architect. In 1926 it was home to West Side Velie.
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Mercer52: 2459 S. Homan, was built in 1902 for the Birk Brothers Brewing Co., Huehl & Schmid, architects.